AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization: AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION (EIN 53-0025510)
Tax period: 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed: 2014-11-17
IRS object ID: 201443219349309524
Schema version: 2013v3.0
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 I
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2014-11-17T15:40:42-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2013-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	470900880	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CALIBRE CPA GROUP PLLC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE SUITE 1200	AddressLine1
Address Line2	WEST	AddressLine2
City	BETHESDA	City
State	MD	State
ZIP Code	20814	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2013-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	530025510	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	AMER	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2024636725	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1101 16TH STREET NW	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20036	ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MARK N HAMMOND	PersonNm
Person Title	SVP AND CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2024636725	PhoneNum
Signature	2014-11-17	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	CRAIG A STEVENS CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01289490	PTIN
Phone	2023319880	PhoneNum
Preparation	2014-11-17	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2013	TaxYr
Build TS	2015-11-30 17:44:51Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	SUSAN K NEELY	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1101 16TH STREET NW	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20036	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$117,729,672	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.AMERIBEV.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1921	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SEE PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 1 FOR DETAILS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	33	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	30	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	41	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	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	$71,828,126	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$61,459,067	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,604,031	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$2,844,506	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$287,354	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$405,300	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$73,719,511	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$64,708,873	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$363,151	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$5,629,503	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$7,091,537	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$8,299,152	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$68,695,427	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$48,545,172	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$76,150,115	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$62,473,827	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$2,430,604	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$2,235,046	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$31,182,872	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$39,190,925	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$5,375,074	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$9,076,164	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$25,807,798	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$30,114,761	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES ARE TO UNITE AMERICA'S NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMPANIES TO ACHIEVE RESPONSIBLE PUBLIC POLICY AND PROMOTE OUR INDUSTRY'S COMMITMENT TO CUSTOMERS, CONSUMERS AND COMMUNITIES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	THE PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES ARE TO PROMOTE THE INTERESTS OF ITS MEMBERS, RAISE THE STANDARDS OF THE NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE INDUSTRY AND PROVIDE A FORUM FOR THE INDUSTRY IN SERVING THE INTERESTS OF CONSUMERS AND TO REPRESENT THE NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE INDUSTRY BEFORE THE PUBLIC, ITS INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES.	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
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	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	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	Yes (1)	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	81	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	41	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	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	33	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	30	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	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
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	Yes (1)	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	MARK N HAMMOND	PersonNm
Phone	2024636725	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1101 16TH STREET NW	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20036	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (36 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
SUSAN K NEELY
PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIV	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$1,176,456	$0	$325,921
ROGER L COLLINS
CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JEFFREY JEFF HONICKMAN
CEO	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RALPH D CROWLEY JR
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ZEIN ABDALLA
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TIM BROWN
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALBERT P CAREY
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAUL FINNEY
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SALLY HARGIS
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN KALIL
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JACK PELO
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GARY SMITH
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRIAN CHARNESKI
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM B BILLY CYR
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW DENT
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
J ALEXANDER M DOUGLAS JR
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JERRY FOWDEN
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SETH GOLDMAN
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WALTER WALT GROSS III
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
J FRANK HARRISON III
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES JIM J JOHNSTON
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEFAN KOZAK
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LAWRENCE LARRY J LORDI
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SCOTT MILLER
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
J ANDREW ANDY MOORE
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEVE FORD
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CLIFF RITCHIE
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KIRK TYLER
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANTHONY J VARNI
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WENDY CLARK
BOARD DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK HAMMOND
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & CF	40.00		Yes (X)	$332,401	$0	$60,114
KEVIN KEANE
SR. VP, PUBLIC AFFAIRS & P	40.00			$316,963	$0	$48,499	Yes (X)
JAMES A MCGREEVY III
SR. VP, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS	40.00			$277,462	$0	$56,149	Yes (X)
DENISE M BURKE
VP, ADMINISTRATION & MEMBE	40.00			$215,631	$0	$28,229	Yes (X)
AMY HANCOCK
DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL	40.00			$245,581	$0	$49,900	Yes (X)
PATRICIA VAUGHAN
SECRETARY & SRVP	40.00			$415,448	$0	$48,743	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$2,979,942	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$617,555	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	20	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/AddressLine1	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/City	StateContractorAddress/USAddress/State	ZIP CodeContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCode	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
GODDARD CLAUSSEN PUBLIC AFFAIRS
701 8TH STREET SUITE 400	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	PROFESSIONAL FEES	$12,785,574
GMMB
1010 WISCONSIN AVENUE NW SUITE 80	WASHINGTON	DC	20007	PROFESSIONAL FEES	$8,905,035
BLUEFRONT STRATEGIES LLC
44 CANAL CENTER PLZ	ALEXANDRIA	VA	22314	PROFESSIONAL FEES	$2,166,864
LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
PO BOX 7247-8202	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19170	PROFESSIONAL FEES	$2,155,631
DEWEY SQUARE GROUP LLC
PO BOX 60340	CHARLOTTE	NC	282600340	PROFESSIONAL FEES	$1,032,978

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	47	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
SPECIAL PROJECT ASSESSMENT	900099	$49,250,001	$49,250,001
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$12,209,066	$12,209,066

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$61,459,067	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$827,406	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$827,406	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$1,213,557	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$813,794	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$399,763	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$399,763	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$399,763	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$54,224,105	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$52,207,005	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,017,100	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,017,100	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,017,100	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$5,537	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$5,537	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$5,537	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$64,708,873	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$61,464,604	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$3,244,269	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	$5,629,503	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,894,892	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,902,040	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$604,447	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$537,173	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$360,600	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,875,539	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$61,000	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$918,239	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$59,625	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,817,081	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$256,038	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$578,047	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$924,768	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$181,073	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$75,042	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$135,254	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,199	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
SPECIAL PROJECTS	$12,495,735
INDUSTRY PROJECTS	$718,154
TAXES	$264,298
PUBLICATIONS AND SUBSCR	$101,677

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45,403	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$62,473,827	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$924,497	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,152,688	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$636,601	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,872,933	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$398,383	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,002,663	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$161,523	BOYAmt
EOY	$86,242	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$7,503,719	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$5,678,333	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,959,663	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,825,386	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,296,659	BOYAmt
EOY	$28,252,425	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,805,546	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,998,588	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$31,182,872	BOYAmt
EOY	$39,190,925	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,814,231	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,676,817	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$31,486	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,000	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,529,357	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,389,347	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,375,074	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,076,164	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,807,798	BOYAmt
EOY	$30,114,761	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,807,798	BOYAmt
EOY	$30,114,761	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$31,182,872	BOYAmt
EOY	$39,190,925	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$2,235,046	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$2,071,917	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)
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	$46,671	PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Expended527 Activities	$46,671	Expended527ActivitiesAmt
Internal Funds Contributed	$0	InternalFundsContributedAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend	$46,671	TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL Filed	Yes (1)	Form1120POLFiledInd
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	Yes (1)	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments	$61,459,067	DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY	$22,810,212	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov	$261,292	NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot	$23,071,504	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc	$25,070,157	AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable	-$1,998,653	TaxableAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I-A, LINE 1:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION MADE POLITICAL EXPENDITURES TO INFLUENCE THE ELECTION OF INDIVIDUALS TO STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC OFFICE.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$734,022	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$734,022	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$5,717,439	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$5,678,333	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$39,106	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,052,258	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$1,052,258	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,825,386	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
DEFERRED COMP PLAN INVESTMENTS	$2,325,302	F
ALTERNATIVE HEDGE FUND	$2,673,286	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$4,998,588	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
SECURITY DEPOSITS	$64,045
DEFERRED COMPENSATION	$2,325,302

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$2,389,347	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$67,534,959	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$2,071,917	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$813,794	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$2,885,711	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$64,649,248	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$59,625	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$59,625	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$64,708,873	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$63,227,996	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$813,794	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$813,794	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$62,414,202	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$59,625	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$59,625	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$62,473,827	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REQUIRE MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ABA AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY (OR ASSET) IF THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ABA, AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2013, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY (OR ASSET) OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ABA IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. PLAN MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE ABA'S INCOME TAX RETURNS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 THROUGH 2012 REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION, BASED ON THE NORMAL STATUTORY PERIODS SUBJECT TO AUDIT, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY EVENTS OR CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MAY EXIST WHICH COULD EXPAND THE OPEN PERIOD.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	RENTAL EXPENSE 813,794.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	RENTAL EXPENSE 813,794.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMERICAN BEVERAGE FOUNDATION FOR A HEALTHY AMERICA	BusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1101 16TH STREET NW	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20036	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	274908904	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501(C)(3)	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$5,250,000	CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of Grant	STATE ASSOCIATION GRANT	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or Fees	Yes (X)	ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	0	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	0	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
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 (7 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
SUSAN K NEELY
PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIV	$1,176,456	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$313,500	$0	$12,421	$0	$1,502,377	$0	$0	$0
MARK HAMMOND
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & CF	$332,401	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$41,300	$0	$18,814	$0	$392,515	$0	$0	$0
KEVIN KEANE
SR. VP, PUBLIC AFFAIRS & P	$316,963	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$29,685	$0	$18,814	$0	$365,462	$0	$0	$0
JAMES A MCGREEVY III
SR. VP, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS	$277,462	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$37,335	$0	$18,814	$0	$333,611	$0	$0	$0
DENISE M BURKE
VP, ADMINISTRATION & MEMBE	$215,631	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$21,563	$0	$6,666	$0	$243,860	$0	$0	$0
AMY HANCOCK
DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL	$245,581	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$31,086	$0	$18,814	$0	$295,481	$0	$0	$0
PATRICIA VAUGHAN
SECRETARY & SRVP	$415,448	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$33,500	$0	$15,243	$0	$464,191	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 1A	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE PRESIDENT HAS ACCESS TO A HEALTH CLUB.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE ASSOCIATION IS A MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATION WITH TWO GENERAL CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP; THAT IS, ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP AND ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	AN ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP ARE HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. EACH ACTIVE MEMBER IS ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	THE MEMBERS ARE ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE IN THE DECISIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODY FOR TRANSACTION OF SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY COME BEFORE THE MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER WHO IS AN INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	FORMS ARE SENT TO BOARD AND COLLECTED ANNUALLY BY SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL AND CORPORATE SECRETARY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED THROUGH REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY INDEPENDENT PERSONS, COMPARABILITY DATA AND CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION. THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS SUCH AS THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENTS AND VICE PRESIDENTS COMPENSATION ARE DETERMINED THROUGH REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY INDEPENDENT PERSONS, COMPARABILITY DATA AND CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18	DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	CONSULTANTS 26,817,081.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE PROCESS DID NOT CHANGE DURING 2013

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1	CityUSAddress/City	StateUSAddress/State	ZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCode	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt
AMERICANS FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE CHOICE
1101 16TH STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	270514291	ADVOCATE FOR BUSINESSES AND TRADE ASSOCIATIONS	DC	501(C)(6)	0
AMERICAN BEVERAGE FOUNDATION FOR A HEALTHY AMERICA
1101 16TH STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	274908904	PROVIDE FUNDING AND OTHER RESOURCES	DC	501(C)(3)	0	PF
AMERICANS BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION FUND FOR CONSUMER CHOICE
1101 16TH STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	461702097	SECTION 527 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	DC	527	0

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	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	0	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	0	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMERICAN BEVERAGE FOUNDATION FOR A HEALTHY AMERICA	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transaction Type	B	TransactionTypeTxt
Involved	$5,250,000	InvolvedAmt