POTOMAC CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY: Form 990EZ, tax year 2025

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Organization
POTOMAC CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY (EIN 90-0396157)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-09-02
IRS object ID
202632459349201063
Schema version
2025v4.0
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)
Return2026-09-02T13:46:21-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN900396157EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Potomac Chapter ASLABusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlPOTOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2408889355PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1715 G STREET SEAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20003ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonChristine CotterPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone2408889355PhoneNum
Signature2026-09-02SignatureDt
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Tax2025TaxYr

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website Addresspotomacasla.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$114,618GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$58,845ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$31,244ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$21,555MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$2,974InvestmentIncomeAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$0SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$0SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Other Revenue Total$0OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$114,618TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$0GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members$0BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$39,600SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$1,753FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$0OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$97PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$39,444OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$80,894TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$33,724ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$167,871NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$201,595NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

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BOY$167,871BOYAmt
EOY$201,595EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$167,871BOYAmt
EOY$201,595EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

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BOY$167,871BOYAmt
EOY$201,595EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeThe organization's mission is to promote and support the landscape architecture profession and advance the practice of sustainable design through advocacy, professional development, education and collegial promotion.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Annual Gala - professional design awards, lifetime achievement award and presentation, key note educational presentation. 140 attendees benefited$35,415$31,722
Annual Celebration - member based event to celebrate year to date contributions and recognize new leaders. 50 attendees benefited$3,000$536
Anacostia Restoration Project Support - volunteer hours and chapter initiatives devoted to the local Anacostia area restoration project, general benefit to the DC area$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$32,258TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Kara Lanahan
President5$0$0$0
Bel St John Day
President Elect5$0$0$0
Amy Sommer
Treasurer5$0$0$0
Khalid Almo
Secretary3$0$0$0
Christine Cotter
Executive Director15$39,600$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$673DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Form1120 Pol Filed0Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonChristine CotterPersonNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line113528 Wisteria DriveAddressLine1Txt
CityGermantownCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20874ZIPCd
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Phone2408889355PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyYes (1)PoliticalCampaignActyInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures$673PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Volunteer Hours48VolunteerHoursCnt
Expended527 Activities$0Expended527ActivitiesAmt
Internal Funds Contributed$0InternalFundsContributedAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend$0TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL Filed0Form1120POLFiledInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule C, Part I-A, Line 1funds expended on lobbying for change to DC tax on landscape architect services
Schedule C, Part I-A, Line 2funds expended on lobbying for change to DC tax on landscape architect services
Schedule C, Part I-A, Line 3volunteer hours expended on lobbying for change to DC tax on landscape architect services

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16Description Amount 2025 National Meeting 1157 Annual Celebration 36 Awards 500 Ballard Scholarship Awards, Mtg 1500 Gala 31,723 LARE Webinars 506 Meals, other meetings 997 Communications 203 Software fees 500 Special Initiatives 750 Travel 1572 Total Other Expenses 39,444
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20none

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