Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1944.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Who runs it and what they're paid
16 people listed on the 990; $693K paid to officers and key staff.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Schiffman | $262,879 | $261,035 | $311,806 | $260,963 | $183,600 |
| Amelia Collins - Vice President | $164,281 | — | — | — | — |
| Amy Collins | — | — | $155,102 | $162,730 | $133,978 |
| Sheila Sumner | $161,014 | $158,331 | $150,865 | $140,273 | $120,464 |
| Amy Collins - Vice President | — | $159,960 | — | — | — |
| Angela West | — | — | — | $122,936 | — |
| Sara Schaefer | $106,350 | $121,526 | — | — | — |
| Brenda Olson | — | $110,326 | $109,852 | — | — |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
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Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Connects specialty fabric businesses to industry resources and support.
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Membership
Ata (advanced textiles association) membership consists of general membership dues, ata division and country memberships, and council dues. Council dues are passed onto the division. During the fiscal year, ata had 1,363 members.
Publications
Ata publishes four trade magazines along with a member directory, buyer's guides and exposition guides. The organization has also expanded into digital publications. Ata published 32 issues and 6 publications in FY22.
Trade Shows
Ata events include the ata expo, geosynthetics conference, smartfabrics summit, and womens conference. Other ata division and country events are specific to the cost center.
By the numbers
The FY2022 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY22 | End FY22 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $1.0M | $2.6M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $3.9M | $3.8M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $2.2M | $478K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $8.6M | $7.9M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $5.2M | $4.2M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $3.4M | $3.7M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $771K | |||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $2.5M | |||
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $56K | |||
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $297K | |||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $256K | |||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $10K | |||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $19K | |||
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $433K | |||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $23K | |||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $275K | |||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $92K | |||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $52K | |||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $83K | |||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $507K | |||
| TravelLn 17 | $180K | |||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $1.0M | |||
| InterestLn 20 | $15K | |||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $142K | |||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $62K | |||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $662K | |||
| All other expensesLn 24e | $58K | |||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $7.6M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest | $9.2M | $9.0M | $227K | $4.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $8.4M | $8.6M | −$271K | $3.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $7.7M | $8.2M | −$509K | $3.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 Viewing | $8.3M | $7.6M | $687K | $3.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $5.9M | $6.2M | −$219K | $3.4M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $8,259,339 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $8,259,339 across 8 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,572,046 across 21 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $7,913,490 assets, 18 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,704,340 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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