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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Total |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 1,063,879 | 1,249,383 | 3,555,834 | 1,396,864 | 5,245,349 | 12,511,309 |
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | 26,792,603 | 29,999,300 | 26,815,412 | 10,704,481 | 27,694,988 | 122,006,784 |
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | 259,283 | 259,283 | ||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | 0 | |||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | 0 | |||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | 27,856,482 | 31,248,683 | 30,371,246 | 12,101,345 | 33,199,620 | 134,777,376 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | 15,971 | 307 | 21,583 | 37,861 | ||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | 2,028,547 | 846,434 | 10,553,823 | 13,428,804 | ||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 2,044,518 | 846,741 | 10,575,406 | 13,466,665 | ||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 121,310,711 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 27,856,482 | 31,248,683 | 30,371,246 | 12,101,345 | 33,199,620 | 134,777,376 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 3,799,809 | 3,636,034 | 3,268,896 | 1,414,434 | 3,186,541 | 15,305,714 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | 7,445 | 7,445 | ||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 3,799,809 | 3,636,034 | 3,276,341 | 1,414,434 | 3,186,541 | 15,313,159 |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | 603,856 | 826,795 | 479,854 | 290,675 | 2,201,180 | |
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | 4,884 | 4,884 | ||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 32,260,147 | 35,711,512 | 34,127,441 | 13,806,454 | 36,391,045 | 152,296,599 |
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2018 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2018 |
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1
Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2018 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2018: | ||||
| a From 2013....... | ||||
| b From 2014....... | ||||
| c From 2015....... | ||||
| d From 2016....... | ||||
| e From 2017....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2013 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2018 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2018, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2018. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2019. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2014...... | ||||
| b Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Software ID: | 18007218 |
| Software Version: | 2018v3.1 |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description | OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: ARMY MAGAZINE: THE ASSOCIATION PUBLISHED A MONTHLY PUBLICATION - ARMY MAGAZINE - AND TWO WEEKLY DIGITAL PUBLICATIONS - AUSA'S FIVE THINGS AND AUSA EXTRA - AIMED AT PROVIDING ARMY-SPECIFIC AND AUSA-RELATED INFORMATION TO ASSOCIATION MEMBERS. THE AWARD-WINNING MAGAZINE INCLUDES FEATURE ARTICLES AND COMMENTARIES FOCUSING ON EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, A CORE MISSION OF THE ASSOCIATION'S CHARTER. AUSA EXTRA IS A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER COVERING NEWS RELATED TO THE ARMY, AUSA EVENTS AND AUSA CHAPTER ACTIVITIES. AUSA'S FIVE THINGS IS A WEEKLY FORWARD-LOOKING TIP SHEET FOR ASSOCIATION MEMBERS PROVIDING INSIGHT INTO ARMY-RELATED NEWS. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER (NCO) AND SOLDIER PROGRAMSNCO AND SOLDIER PROGRAMS PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR THE ARMYS ENLISTED FORCE. APPROXIMATELY 83% OF THE REGULAR ARMY, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AND THE ARMY RESERVE CONSIST OF ENLISTED VOLUNTEERS WHO ENLIST INTO THE ARMY TO SERVE FOR A SPECIFICED PERIOD OF SERVICE. NCO AND SOLDIER PROGRAMS DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL, LEADERSHIP, MENTORING, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MATERIALS SUITED FOR THE YOUNG ENLISTED LEADERS OF AMERICAS ARMY. THESE MATERIALS RANGE FROM JOURNAL TYPE ARTICLES PUBLISHED FOR THE MONTHLY MAGAZINE AND NEWSPAPER, A TWICE WEEKLY PUBLICATION TITLED SOLDIER TODAY, A MONTHLY PODCAST SERIES TITLED SOLDIER TODAY TO SENIOR NCO LECTURE SERIES FOCUSING ON TOPICS RELEVANT TO THE ENLISTED FORCE. NCO AND SOLDIER PROGRAMS PROVIDES THE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS NEEDED BY TODAYS PROFESSIONAL SOLDIER TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE FOR ADVANCEMENT AND TO SERVE SUCCESSFULLY IN POSITIONS OF INCREASED RESPONSIBILITY IN MORE THAN 145 OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALITIES. NCO AND SOLDIER PROGRAMS ADDS TO CURRENT DOCTRINAL PUBLICATIONS THE WISDOM OF MANY DECADES WORTH OF HANDS-ON LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE NEEDED BY DEVELOPING NCOS. ALL THE NCO AND SOLDIER PROGRAM PUBLICATIONS PROVIDE SENIOR AND ALLIED LEADERS THE NECESSARY TOOLS NEEDED FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF YOUNG NCO LEADERS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS DEPLOYED GLOBALLY. NCO AND SOLDIER PROGRAMS ENABLE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOP EVENTS FOCUSED ON NCOS AND SOLDIERS THROUGHOUT ALL 122 CHAPTERS AND AUSAS PRINCIPLE MEETINGS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 8: |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 1a: Explanation of Delegated Broad Authority to Committee | THE COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES DURING PERIODS BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES SHALL ACT THROUGH AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHICH MAY EXERCISE THE AUTHORITY OF THE COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY LIMITED BY THE COUNCIL. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL CONSIST OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN AND OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS NOMINATED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES AND APPROVED BY THE FULL COUNCIL. A MAJORITY OF THE COMMITTEE SHALL CONSTITUTE A QUORUM.MINUTES OF ALL MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE PROVIDED TO EACH COUNCIL MEMBER AND PRESENTED AT THE FOLLOWING COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES MEETING AND APPROVED BY THE FULL COUNCIL. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder | Three membership classes: individual, community and industry partner, and association membership. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body | THE CHAIRMAN APPOINTS A 3 MEMBER NOMINATING COMMITTEE FROM AMONG THE COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING A SLATE OF NOMINEES FOR VACANT POSITIONS ON THE COUNCIL. THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE SUBMITS A SLATE SELECTED FROM MEMBERSHIP OF AT LEAST ONE NOMINEE FOR EACH VACANT POSITION. AFTER PUBLICATION OF THE SLATE, ADDITIONAL CANDIDATES MAY BE NOMINATED. BALLOTS WILL BE COUNTED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders | INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN ELECTIONS AND CHANGES TO THE BYLAWS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process | Form 990 is prepared by an outside accounting firm and then reviewed by The Treasurer/Controller and President/CEO of AUSA. A complete copy of the draft return is sent to the entire board prior to filing with IRS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts | All employees are expected to conduct themselves and the affairs of AUSA in a manner that reflects the highest standards of ethical conduct, and in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. This includes avoiding real and potential conflicts of interest. When employees are unsure whether a certain transaction activity, or relationship constitutes a conflict of interest, they are directed to discuss the situation with their supervisor or a member of management for clarification. Failure to adhere to the policy, including failure to disclose any conflict or seek an exception to the policy, may result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management | The Compensation Committee, chaired by the Chairman of the Council of Trustees determines the CEO & key employees' salaries. A compensation study performed by an executive compensation consultant was used for comparability data. The decision is documented in the minutes. THE MOST RECENT YEAR IN WHICH THE PROCESS INCLUDED REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY INDEPENDENT PERSONS, COMPARABILITY DATA, AND CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION WAS DECEMBER 2018. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees | The President/CEO determines the salaries of the Treasurer/Controller and the Corporate Secretary. A compensation study on all staff, reviewed by a consultant was used for comparability data. THE MOST RECENT YEAR IN WHICH THE PROCESS INCLUDED REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY INDEPENDENT PERSONS, COMPARABILITY DATA, AND CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION WAS APRIL 2019. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | The Bylaws are posted on the AUSA website and the conflict of interest policy is in the employee handbook on the website. |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases | Decrease in Pension Liability = -$1312779 |
| Software ID: | 18007218 |
| Software Version: | 2018v3.1 |