American Staffing Association

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To promote legal, ethical, and professional practices for the Staffing industry.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Run by 400 volunteers and 49 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $639K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$3.0M
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $8.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$8.0M
47% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 47% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 23 voting members
Looks good: 23 of 23 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$14.7M
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$16.2M
Net assets
$8.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$14.7M
FY2024▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$10.5M
FY2021$12.0M
FY2022$14.5M
FY2023$15.8M
FY2024$14.7M
Expenses
$16.2M
FY2024▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$11.6M
FY2021$13.0M
FY2022$14.5M
FY2023$15.3M
FY2024$16.2M
Net assets
$8.9M
FY2024▼ -12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$10.7M
FY2021$9.9M
FY2022$9.1M
FY2023$10.1M
FY2024$8.9M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1995.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Who runs it and what they're paid

35 people listed on the 990; $3.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$670,689Pt VII · Sec A
President
$514,203Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President & CFO
$291,677Pt VII · Sec A
SVP, Membership & Engagement
$257,544Pt VII · Sec A
General Counsel
$234,685Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Counsel
$223,252Pt VII · Sec A
VP & Chief Learning Officer
$221,839Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Government Relations
$204,128Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Richard Wahlquist$670,689$668,190$656,001$624,872$620,456
Stephen Dwyer$514,203$468,150$430,581$348,832$315,477
Edward Lenz$223,252$164,699$307,778$307,002$299,171
Carolyn Rawdon$291,677$270,012$258,566$231,665$222,566
Kelly Verberg$257,544$240,726$227,860$204,171$164,649
Steven Berchem————$253,268
Brittany Sakata$234,685$201,706$160,368$148,048$136,930
Dustin Norwood$221,839$209,244$197,521$187,337—

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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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Member Services

- facilitated monthly networking calls for 112 ceos representing firms of various sizes, providing strategic guidance on business challenges, growth opportunities, and industry best PRACTICES.- created a monthly networking platform for 719 small business owners to support peer connections, business development, and strategic planning…

Pt IX · col B
02

Meetings

- thrive virtual event april 27 -featured presentations by joyel crawford, joanna lohman, kia young and pamela green. 886 virtual ATTENDEES.ASA staffing law conference 2024, may 16-17-THE conference took a deeper dive into legal issues impacting the staffing industry.

Pt IX · col B
03

Legal and Government Affairs

- fielded calls and emails from member companies regarding the legal and operational implications of legislation and regulations; published comprehensive issue papers and legal resources on timely legal topics; hosted webinars on same- managed ongoing litigation challenging state laws in illinois and new jersey mandating equal pay and…

Pt IX · col B

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 2 grants · $20K · 2021–2023

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$14.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$394K
Other incomeLn 4–11$166K
Money outPt IX
$16.2M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$8.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.0M
Total assetsLn 16$17.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
35
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$70K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$394K
Other incomeLn 4–11$166K
Gains on assetsLn 7$25K
Total revenueLn 12$14.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$250
SavingsLn 2$4.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$378K
Other assetsLn 15$3.0M
Total assetsLn 16$17.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.0M
Net assetsLn 32$8.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 549
VolunteersI 6400
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.4M$4.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.0M$8.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$653K$378K
Total assetsLn 16$19.3M$17.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.2M$8.0M
Net assetsLn 32$10.1M$8.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$6K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$2.2M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.2M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$228K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$470K
Payroll taxesLn 10$415K
Legal feesLn 11b$22K
Accounting feesLn 11c$39K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$1.3M
Investment management feesLn 11f$43K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.9M
Advertising and promotionLn 12$149K
Office expensesLn 13$821K
Information technologyLn 14$754K
OccupancyLn 16$415K
TravelLn 17$168K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2.5M
InterestLn 20$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$291K
InsuranceLn 23$63K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$97K
All other expensesLn 24e$113K
Total functional expensesLn 25$16.2M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $14.7M$16.2M−$1.5M$8.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $15.8M$15.3M$433K$10.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $14.5M$14.5M$16K$9.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $12.0M$13.0M−$1.0M$9.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $10.5M$11.6M−$1.1M$10.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $14,741,844 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $54,449$70,250
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $15,126,361$14,111,636
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $275,762$394,270
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $294,717$165,688
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $15,751,289$14,741,844
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $11,000$5,876
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $7,236,451$7,561,012
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $8,070,929$8,669,873
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $15,318,380$16,236,761
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $432,909−$1,494,917
Part VI · Governance 23 of 23 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members23
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $14,741,844 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $165,688 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$70,250
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$70,250
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $13,381,504 · Unrelated business $730,132$14,111,636
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $368,912$368,912
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $25,358$25,358
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $13,381,504 · Unrelated business $730,132 · Excluded from tax $559,958$14,741,844
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $16,236,761 across 22 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$5,876
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$2,209,147
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$4,239,126
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$228,126
IX-9 Other employee benefits$470,001
IX-10 Payroll taxes$414,612
IX-11b Legal fees$21,545
IX-11c Accounting fees$38,952
IX-11d Lobbying fees$1,273,638
IX-11f Investment management fees$42,966
IX-11g Other fees for services$1,900,208
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$149,035
IX-13 Office expenses$821,440
IX-14 Information technology$753,505
IX-16 Occupancy$414,823
IX-17 Travel$167,871
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$2,521,266
IX-20 Interest$1,406
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$290,847
IX-23 Insurance$62,810
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$96,714
IX-24e All other expenses$112,847
IX-25 Total functional expenses$16,236,761
Part X · Balance sheet $16,971,563 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $250$250
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,385,747$4,029,570
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $17,740$238,165
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $18,193$11,317
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,239,281$767,661
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $652,510$378,039
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $7,952,279$8,540,334
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,075,261$3,006,227
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $19,341,261$16,971,563
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,716,381$1,254,315
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $4,524,931$4,094,339
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,989,263$2,700,979
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,230,575$8,049,633
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $10,110,686$8,921,930
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,110,686$8,921,930
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $19,341,261$16,971,563
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,921,930 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$14,741,844
XI-2 Total expenses$16,236,761
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,494,917
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,110,686
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$382,926
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$76,765
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,921,930

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