American Cable Association INC FY2020 filing

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The American Cable Association, INC. (aca connects) purpose shall be the protection and advancement of small and medium-sized telecommunications businesses by informing and educating legislators, regulators, financial institutions and the public regarding the unique needs, interests and the essential services provided by these small and medium-sized telecommunications companies, as well as the benefits provided to the communities they serve. Aca connects also provides regulatory, technical, industry information and education to its members.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
$1.6M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $253K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.6M
to officers and key staff · 32% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 32% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $978K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$386K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.3M
Spent
$5.0M
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$5.3M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.3M
FY2021$5.7M
FY2022$5.3M
FY2023$6.0M
FY2024$6.4M
Expenses
$5.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.0M
FY2021$4.7M
FY2022$5.6M
FY2023$5.8M
FY2024$6.3M
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$3.4M

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1994.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

29 people listed on the 990; $1.6M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$452,432Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Vice President
$275,116Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$213,648Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$170,211Pt VII · Sec A
EVP & COO (enter 3/20)
$169,301Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President (enter 3/20)
$154,167Pt VII · Sec A
Of Admin & Finance
$110,983Pt VII · Sec A
Exec. Vice President (exited 4/20)
$81,186Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Grant P Spellmeyer$704,075$604,711$365,075——
Matthew M Polka——$328,320$478,583$452,432
John Higginbotham$339,608$289,384———
Brian D Hurley$294,413$243,333$230,309$223,724$213,648
Ross J Lieberman——$242,728$291,290$275,116
John M Higginbotham——$271,979$243,182$169,301
Michael J Jacobs—$136,766$211,436$209,999$154,167
Max Staloff$203,216————

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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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Money outPt IX
$5.0M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$642K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$386K
PeoplePt VI, VII
29
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Total revenueLn 12$5.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$467K
SavingsLn 2$175K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$642K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$978K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$386K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 621
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$658K$642K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$922K$978K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$369K$386K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.7M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$302K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$110K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$66K
Payroll taxesLn 10$114K
Legal feesLn 11b$1.2M
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$487K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$267K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$31K
Office expensesLn 13$76K
Information technologyLn 14$38K
OccupancyLn 16$69K
TravelLn 17$62K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$88K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$24K
InsuranceLn 23$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$415K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.0M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $6.4M$6.3M$138K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.0M$5.8M$173K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.3M$5.6M−$314K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.7M$4.7M$1.0M$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $5.3M$5.0M$226K$2.4M 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
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Part I · Summary $5,253,956 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,818,068$5,220,447
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $42,620$33,509
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,860,688$5,253,956
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,012,033$2,251,747
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,152,822$2,776,563
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,164,855$5,028,310
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$304,167$225,646
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,253,956 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,220,447$5,220,447
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $33,509$33,509
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,220,447 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $33,509$5,253,956
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,028,310 across 19 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$1,659,801
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$302,165
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$110,126
IX-9 Other employee benefits$66,010
IX-10 Payroll taxes$113,645
IX-11b Legal fees$1,187,807
IX-11c Accounting fees$19,105
IX-11d Lobbying fees$487,168
IX-11g Other fees for services$266,501
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$30,786
IX-13 Office expenses$75,830
IX-14 Information technology$37,523
IX-16 Occupancy$69,354
IX-17 Travel$61,797
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$87,965
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$23,731
IX-23 Insurance$11,072
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$414,881
IX-24e All other expenses$3,043
IX-25 Total functional expenses$5,028,310
Part X · Balance sheet $2,832,677 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $482,689$467,211
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $175,000$175,136
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $950,051$1,205,909
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $26,510$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,634$6,055
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $922,436$978,366
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,567,320$2,832,677
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $320,492$365,892
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $48,282$20,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $368,774$385,892
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,198,546$2,446,785
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,198,546$2,446,785
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,567,320$2,832,677
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,446,785 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,253,956
XI-2 Total expenses$5,028,310
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$225,646
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,198,546
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$22,593
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,446,785

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