2013-09-15T10:57:00-05:00 2013-07-31 631035228 JACKSON THORNTON & CO PC P O BOX 96 MONTGOMERY AL 361010096 990 2012-08-01 631025911 ALABAMA GROCERS ASSOCIATION INC ALAB 2058235498 300 VESTAVIA PARKWAY STE 3500 BIRMINGHAM AL 35216 ELLIE TAYLOR 2058235498 2013-09-12 1 CHRISTINE COOK P00537690 3348347660 2013-09-12 2012 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z ELLIE TAYLOR 300 VESTAVIA PARKWAY STE 3500 BIRMINGHAM AL 35216 583445 0 X WWW.ALABAMAGROCERS.COM X 1990 AL THE MISSION OF THE ALABAMA GROCERS ASSOCIATION IS TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE GROWTH AND SUCCESS OF THE FOOD INDUSTRY IN THE STATE OF ALABAMA THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, PUBLIC RELATIONS AND NETWORKING. 32 32 0 52 4500 0 112495 147850 401271 422238 21 713 3339 -14828 517126 555973 0 0 7108 7600 0 0 0 0 0 431031 461196 438139 468796 78987 87177 104653 192230 0 400 104653 191830 PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE GROWTH AND SUCCESS OF THE FOOD INDUSTRY IN THE STATE OF ALABAMA THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, PUBLIC RELATIONS AND NETWORKING. 0 0 CONDUCT AN ANNUAL CONVENTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATING ASSOCIATION MEMBERS ON CHANGES IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY IN THE STATE OF ALABAMA. APPROXIMATELY 250 MEMBERS ATTENDED THE CURRENT YEAR CONVENTION TO HEAR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND OTHER SPEAKERS DISCUSS THE STATUS OF THE FOOD INDUSTRY IN ALABAMA AND OTHER TOPICS THAT ASSIST MEMBERS IN MANAGING THEIR BUSINESSES EFFECTIVELY. REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF THE ASSOCIATION MEMBERS BEFORE LEGISLATORS AND REGULATORY BODIES IN THE STATE OF ALABAMA. INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF ALABAMA FOOD PRODUCTS AND INCREASE SALES OF THOSE PRODUCTS. THE ASSOCIATION HOSTS A WEBSITE WWW.EATATHOMEAALABAMA.COM TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC OF THE BENEFITS OF EATING AT HOME. IN ADDITION, THEY ASSIST WITH THE BUY ALABAMA'S BEST CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE ALABAMA PRODUCTS. THE CAMPAIGN RUNS ANNUALLY IN THE MONTHS OF MARCH AND SEPTEMBER IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES AND THE ALABAMA FOOD MANUFACTURERS AND PRODUCERS TO INFORM AND EDUCATE CONSUMERS ON PRODUCTS MADE, PRODUCED, MANAUFACTURED AND/OR HEADQUARTERED IN THE STATE OF ALABAMA. RETAILERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CAMPAIGN WITH PRODUCT DISPLAYS, ADS, SIGNAGE, AND SPECIAL PROMOTIONS. 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 32 32 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X ELLIE TAYLOR 2058235498 300 VESTAVIA PARKWAY STE 3500 BIRMINGHAM AL 35216 X JACK HOWELL 1.50 X X 0 0 0 JOHN D FOX JR 1.50 X X 0 0 0 DARWIN METCALF 1.50 X X 0 0 0 JIM DUNN 1.50 X X 0 0 0 PETER V GREGERSON JR 1.50 X X 0 0 0 JEFF WHITE 1.50 X X 0 0 0 HAROLD GARRETT 1.50 X X 0 0 0 ELLIE TAYLOR 1.50 X X 0 0 0 KEVIN MILLER 1.50 X X 0 0 0 JAY MITCHELL 1.50 X X 0 0 0 JAMES COCHRAN 1.50 X X 0 0 0 JOHN WILSON 1.50 X X 0 0 0 BO TAYLOR 1.50 X X 0 0 0 KEITH LUSK 1.50 X 0 0 0 GERALD BAGGETT 1.50 X 0 0 0 MIKE DANES 1.50 X 0 0 0 MIKE FULLER 1.50 X 0 0 0 LEW MCCRAVY 1.50 X 0 0 0 BOB CRAWFORD 1.50 X 0 0 0 CHRIS LITZ 1.50 X 0 0 0 NASEEM AJLOUNY 1.50 X 0 0 0 STAN ALEXANDER 1.50 X 0 0 0 JOHN FARAGSON 1.50 X 0 0 0 JEFF BROWN 1.50 X 0 0 0 ROBERT GAMBLE BUNZL 1.50 X 0 0 0 BILL DAVIS 1.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID BULLARD 1.50 X 0 0 0 MARK GALLIVAN 1.50 X 0 0 0 JEFF FORMAN 1.50 X 0 0 0 FRANK D'AMICO III 1.50 X 0 0 0 MAC OTTS 1.50 X 0 0 0 DANA WELDON 1.50 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 131560 16290 16290 147850 CONVENTION 900099 389473 389473 EAT AT HOME ALABAMA 900099 19265 19265 401K ADMINISTRATION 900099 9000 9000 YEAR IN REVIEW 541800 4500 4500 422238 713 713 1793 1793 10493 16290 27472 -16979 -16979 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 358 358 358 555973 28265 4500 375358 7600 140000 460 2450 40482 42742 13931 202330 BUY ALABAMA'S BEST PROG 6000 BANK CHARGES 4581 LEGISLATIVE 3938 EAT AT HOME ALABAMA PRO 3237 1045 468796 34653 71549 70000 120681 104653 192230 0 400 0 400 X 0 0 0 0 104653 191830 104653 191830 104653 192230 87177 0 X 0 0 0 2650 2650 2650 1 SACK PAC 300 VESTAVIA PARKWAY SUITE 3500 BIRMINGHAM AL 35216 0 15325 ALABAMA REPUBLICAN PARTY 3505 LORNA ROAD BIRMINGHAM AL 35216 1500 JEFFERSON COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY 190 20TH AVE SOUTH 215 BIRMINGHAM AL 35209 150 STORM PAC P O BOX 950 AUBURN AL 36831 1000 0 0 1 130860 43132 36876 80008 46561 33447 ORGANIZATIONS DIRECT AND INDIRECT POLITICAL CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES: PART I-A, LINE 1: PARTY AND PAC CONTRIBUTIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING THE INTERESTS OF ALABAM GROCERS ASSOCIATION MEMBERS. 0 1 X 0 PART IV, LINE 2B: THE ESCROW LIABILITY REPRESENTS SACK PAC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUNDS COLLECTED BUT NOT TRANSFERRED AT YEAR END. SILENT AUCTION 26783 16290 10493 27472 26783 16290 10493 27472 27472 -16979 S&H MANAGEMENT GROUP ELLIE TAYLOR, ASSOC PRESIDENT, IS A GREATER THAN 5% OWNER IN S&H MGMT GROUP 140000 THE ASSOCIATION PAYS S&H MANAGEMENT GROUP A MANAGEMENT FEE TO HANDLE THE DAILY OPERATIONS OF THE ASSOCIATION. 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 SIGNIFICANT BYLAWS CHANGES: 1. ADDITIONAL OFFICERS - PAST CHAIRMAN AND SERGEANT-AT-ARMS 2. ADDITIONAL BOARD MEMBERS - PAST CHAIRMAN OF THE ASSOCIATION CURRENTLY WORKING IN THE GROCERY INDUSTRY AND AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION. THESE MEMBERS WILL NOT HAVE VOTING RIGHTS. 3. COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD - NO MORE THAN ONE PERSON PER MEMBER MAY SERVIE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE SAME TIME, EXCEPT THAT IF THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH MEMBERS IN A PARTICULAR CATEGORY IN A PARTICULAR DISCTRICT, THEN TWO OR MORE PERSONS FROM THE SAME MEMBER MAY SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE SAME TIME. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 GENERAL MEMBERSHIP: ALL PERSONS, COMPANIES, FIRMS, AND CORPORATIONS INVOLVED IN THE SALES, PROMOTION,ADVERTISING, AND/OR MANUFACTURING OF FOOD, FOOD RELATED PRODUCTS AND OTHER PRODUCTS NORMALLY SOLD IN FOOD OUTLETS; AND SUPPLIERS OF EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES TO THE FOOD INDUSTRY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE ASSOCIATION. HONORARY MEMBERSHIP: THE ASSOCIATION CHAIRMAN, FOR THE TERM OF HIS/HER OFFICE, MAY BESTOW UPON A REPUTABLE AND OUTSTANDING CITIZEN WHO CONTRIBUTES THROUGH HIS PROFESSION TO THE OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSOCIATION,AN HONORARY MEMBERSHIP. HONORARY LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP: UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND APPROVAL BY A MAJORITY OF THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS, A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION IN GOOD STANDING FOR AT LEAST TEN CONSECUTIVE YEARS AND WHO HAS RETIRED OR IS AT RETIREMENT AGE AND IN THE VIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS CONTRIBUTED OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE ASSOCIATION MAY HAVE THIS HONOR BESTOWED UPON THEM AT THE ANNUAL CONVENTION OR AT ANOTHER TIME CHOSEN BY THE CHAIRMAN. PERSONAL MEMBER: PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY AS DEFINED UNDER GENERAL MEMBERSHIP AND HAVE RETIRED OR ARE NO LONGER INVOLVED IN THE INDUSTRY MAY APPLY FOR A PERSONAL MEMBERSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A EACH GENERAL MEMBER IS ENTITILED TO ONE VOTE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B EACH GENERAL MEMBER IS ENTITILED TO ONE VOTE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ASSOCIATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEE WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE FORM 990 WILL BE SENT TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE ASSOCIATION TREASURER FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO ITS FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ASSOCIATION REQUIRES THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO COMPLY WITH A POLICY THAT REQUIRES DISCLOSURE OF ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. DISCLOSED CONFLICTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD AND DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES. THE ASSOCIATION DOES NOT COMPENSATE ITS OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE ASSOCIATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE. ALABAMA GROCERS EDUCATION FOUNDATION 300 VESTAVIA PARKWAY SUITE 3500 BIRMINGHAM AL 35216 631077970 PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AL 501(C)(3) LINE 9 N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0