BOND DEALERS OF AMERICA: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
BOND DEALERS OF AMERICA (EIN 26-1907248)
Tax period
2014-03-01 to 2015-02-28
Filed
2015-09-22
IRS object ID
201532659349300013
Schema version
2014v5.0
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)
Return2015-09-22T07:26:37-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-02-28TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Douglas Corey & Associates PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16601 Little River Trnpk Suite 440AddressLine1Txt
CityAlexandriaCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP223121303ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-03-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN261907248EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Bond Dealers of AmericaBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBONDBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2022047903PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line121 Dupont Circle NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSTEVEN GENYKPersonNm
Person TitleCHAIRPersonTitleTxt
Phone2022047903PhoneNum
Signature2015-09-22SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDOUGLAS S COREY CPAPreparerPersonNm
Phone7033542900PhoneNum
Preparation2015-09-22PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-04-25 22:37:26ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerBRAD WINGES CHAIRPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line121 Dupont Circle NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,442,657GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addressregionalbonddealers.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2008FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionFocus on the unique business, market practice, regulatory, and legislative interests of middle market, sell-side, fixed income dealers.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
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PY Program Service Revenue$2,509,997PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$2,442,125CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$483PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$532CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$2,510,480PYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,055,760PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,303,980PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,322,377CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,359,740PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,387,495CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$150,740PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$55,162CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,031,229TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,147,766TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$163,348TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$224,723TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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DescN/ADesc
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Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
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Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (true)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnotefalseIncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
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Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (true)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
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Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Business Rln With Officer EntfalseBusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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Deductible Art ContributionfalseDeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntityInd
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Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
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IRP Document4IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee7EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (true)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (true)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed OffalseForm8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member15IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnfalseFamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (true)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (true)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovafalseDecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (true)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyfalseConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (true)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMICHAEL NICHOLASPersonNm
Phone2022047901PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line121 Dupont Circle NW 750AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (22 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd
STEVEN GENYK
Chair5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN FECHTER
Vice Chair5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CINDY HIGGINS
Treasurer5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL MARZ
Ex Officio3.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
L MICHAEL NICHOLAS
CEO40.00$472,110$0$0Yes (X)
LARRY BOWDEN
Ex Officio3.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
BRIAN BRENNAN
Director3.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
TOM DANNENBERG
Director3.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ANGELIQUE DAVID
Director3.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
WILLIAM HEINZERLING
Director3.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
NOE HINOJOSA
Director3.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
KEITH KOLB
Director3.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
SEAN LADLEY
Director3.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
TOM LANCTOT
Director3.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JOHN ROLANDER
Director3Yes (X)
MARK SALTER
Director3Yes (X)
CALVIN SULLIVAN
Director3Yes (X)
DON WINTON
Director3Yes (X)
JAY HINIKER
Ex Officio3Yes (X)
CHRIS MELTON
Ex Officio3Yes (X)
BRAD WINGES
Ex Officio3Yes (X)
JESSICA R GIROUX
Key Employee40$171,038Yes (X)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (true)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

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Nixon Peabody
401 9th StreetWashingtonDC20004Legal$419,830
RR&G LLC
1200 New Hampshire Ave NWWashingtonDC20036Lobbyist$112,500
Urban Swirski & Assoc
1400 Penn Ave NWWashingtonDC20004Lobbyist$180,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,442,125TotalRevenueColumnAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$2,442,125TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$532TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$532ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,442,657TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,442,125RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$666,250TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$237,130TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,611TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$72,585TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,542TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$787,117TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,050TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,832TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,656TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$89,698TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,093TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$295,168TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,349TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,888TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Dues and subscriptions$11,240
Payroll processing$3,826
License and fees$1,500
Postage$365

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,595TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,387,495TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$835,871BOYAmt
EOY$951,457EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$23,475EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,761BOYAmt
EOY$1,138EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$87,722LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$42,343LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$55,176BOYAmt
EOY$45,379EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$115,421BOYAmt
EOY$126,317EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,031,229BOYAmt
EOY$1,147,766EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$85,771BOYAmt
EOY$99,439EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$77,577BOYAmt
EOY$125,284EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$163,348BOYAmt
EOY$224,723EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$867,881BOYAmt
EOY$923,043EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$867,881BOYAmt
EOY$923,043EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,031,229BOYAmt
EOY$1,147,766EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$55,162ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteefalseAuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues NondedfalseSubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House LobbyingfalseOnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior YearfalseAgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$2,180,605DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$327,091NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$327,091NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Taxable$327,091TaxableAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$72,635OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$42,343DepreciationAmt
Book Value$30,292BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$15,087OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$15,087BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$45,379TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Security Deposit$13,820
Other receivables$184
Intangible Assets$112,313
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$126,317TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,442,657TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,442,657RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,442,657TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,387,495TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,387,495ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,387,495TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
L MICHAEL NICHOLAS
$407,110$65,000$19,484$37,057$528,651
JESSICA R GIROUX
$161,038$10,000$12,048$10,816$193,902

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt VI, Line 6This is a membership organization. Members pay an annual fee to join.
Pt VI, Line 7aMembers elect the Board of Directors
Pt VI, Line 15bExecutive Committee of the Board of Directors determine salary for Executive Directors based on industry practices for comparable organizations.
Pt VI, Line 11bThe board has the opportunity to review the 990 and ask for clarification on any items prior to the filing of the return.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24fCONTINUING EDUCATION 150. MISCELLANEOUS 1315. BANK CHARGES 3629. CONTRIBUTION 1501.

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