2024-11-14T09:30:33-00:00 2023-12-31 822851604 SECHLER MORGAN CPAS PLLC 2418 W BARROW DRIVE CHANDLER AZ 85224 990 2023-01-01 273182577 AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INDEXING INC AMER 4802456750 1628 E SOUTHERN AVE STE 9-223 TEMPE AZ 85282 CHERYL LENSER TREASURER 4802456750 2024-11-14 true KRISTINA MORGAN CPA P01370742 6022302700 2024-10-13 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z CHERYL LENSER 1628 E Southern Ave Ste 9-223 Tempe AZ 85282 131192 false 5852 X ASINDEXING.ORG X 2011 AZ THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INDEXING ASI IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION FOR INDEXERS. WE ADVOCATE, EDUCATE, AND PROVIDE THE CENTRAL RESOURCE FOR INDEXING. 11 11 0 75 1300 61348 55196 77286 74377 55 319 650 1300 139339 131192 0 0 0 0 0 137251 147066 137251 147066 2088 -15874 246542 232778 72006 74116 174536 158662 X ASIS MISSION IT TO 1 PROMOTE THE COMMON BUSINESS INTERESTS OF INDEXERS 2 PROVIDE EDUCATION AND INFORMATION THROUGH MEETINGS, PUBLICATION, AND OTHER VENUES 3 IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF INDEXING AND RELATED AREAS OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND 4 PROVIDE TEACHING AND TRAINING TO ENHANCE INDEXING SKILLS. false false IN 2023, ASI PRODUCED A VIRTUAL CONFERENCE, THE EYES HAVE IT THE INDEXER PERSPECTIVE--PAST, PRESENT FUTURE, HELD APRIL 28-29, 2023. THE EVENT WAS A SUCCESS WITH THIRTEEN SPEAKERS AND INTERNATIONAL ATTENDANCE. ON THE PRECEDING DAY, APRIL 27, NEW INDEXERS GATHERED VIRTUALLY FOR LOOKING FORWARD AN INTRODUCTION-TO-INDEXING WORKSHOP. WE HELD A SECOND ONLINE EVENT, INDEXING LIFE HACKS, DECEMBER 5, WITH FOUR PRESENTERS, WHICH WAS ALSO WELL ATTENDED. ASI CONTINUES TO USE OUR STRATEGY OF ONLINE CONFERENCES TO PROVIDE ASI MEMBERS WITH VALUABLE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. OUR ASSOCIATION ACTS AS THE COMMUNITY THAT ENABLES MEMBERS TO CONNECT. WE PROVIDE EDUCATION AS WELL AS THE SUPPORT NEEDED BY OUR CHAPTERS AND SIGS TO SERVE THEIR SMALLER GROUPS. THE ASI MEMBER VOLUNTEERS WHO SUPPORT THESE ACTIVITIES ARE CRUCIAL. false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 13 0 true 0 true true false false false true true false false false X 11 11 false true false false true true true true true false true true true true true true true true true true false X GWEN HENSON 4802456750 1628 E SOUTHERN AVE 9-223 TEMPE AZ 85282 X THERESA DURAN PRES. 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THRU 5/23 001.00 X X 0 0 0 ALEXANDRA NICKERSON SECRETARY FROM 5/23 001.00 X X 0 0 0 CHERYL LENSER TREASURER 001.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIKA MILLEN DIRECTOR 000.50 X 0 0 0 HEATHER PENDLEY DIRECTOR 001.00 X 0 0 0 AMY HALL DIRECTOR 001.00 X 0 0 0 JUDY STAIGMILLER DIRECTOR 001.00 X 0 0 0 JOHNNA DINSE DIRECTOR FROM 5/23 000.50 X 0 0 0 KARA PEKAR DIRECTOR FROM 5/23 000.50 X 0 0 0 MICHELE COMBS PAST PRESIDENT THRU 5/23 001.00 X X 0 0 0 JEN WEERS DIRECTOR THRU 5/23 001.50 X 0 0 0 AMANDA WILSON DIRECTOR THRU 5/23 001.50 X 0 0 0 GWEN HENSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 032.00 X 0 0 0 false false false Sagebrush Assn Management 1628 E Southern Ave Ste 9-222 Tempe AZ 85282 Managment Fees 105120 1 55196 55196 PROGRAM MEETINGS EDUCATION 900099 49557 49557 MEMBER SERVICES 900099 1314 1314 CHAPTER INCOME 900099 948 948 SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP 900099 21092 21092 PUBLICATION ROYALTIES 900099 1466 1466 74377 319 319 JOURNAL ADVERTISING 541800 1300 1300 1300 131192 74377 1300 319 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 105120 0 1255 0 0 0 725 6596 7232 0 0 500 0 2064 0 1135 0 1613 ASI COURSE 11048 CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP EXPENSES 919 SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP EXPENSE 175 PUBLICATION EXPENSES 8684 0 147066 209216 20139 35509 210730 1817 1909 1257 1257 246542 232778 105 71901 74116 72006 74116 X 174536 158662 174536 158662 246542 232778 -15874 X false false false false true false 1257 1257 Financial derivatives and other financial products Closely-held equity interests Federal income taxes Sagebrush Assoc Management Exec. Dir. 105120 Management fees false Part IV Line 1 SAGEBRUSH IS A MANAGEMENT CONSULTING FIRM HIRED TO MANAGE OPERATIONS. GWEN HENSON, AN EMPLOYEE AND MANAGER OF SAGEBRUSH, SERVES AS ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE ORGANIZATION. SHE IS NOT PAID DIRECTLY BY THE ORGANIZATION, BUT THROUGH SAGEBRUSH. BECAUSE SHE IS AN OFFICER AND HER COMPANY IS BEING PAID FOR THE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, WE ARE REPORTING THIS TRANSACTION ON SCH. L. THE BOARD REVIEWS HER COMPANYS CONTRACT ANNUALLY AND HAS APPROVED THE SERVICE AGREEMENT. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Program Service Expenses 0, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 IN 2023, VOLUNTEERS INDEXED SEVEN YEARS OF KEY WORDS. ALL ISSUES OF KEY WORDS THROUGH 2023 ARE NOW INDEXED. A NEW INITIATIVE FOR ASI IN 2023, WAS THE INDEXING PLAYGROUND, A FORUM FOR MEMBERS TO CHAT ONLINE WITH OTHER INDEXERS IN AN INFORMAL, SAFE ENVIRONMENT CREATED JUST FOR THEM. THE FIRST EVENT WAS AUGUST 9, WITH PLANS TO MEET QUARTERLY, CREATING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR MEMBERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO FEEL MORE IN TOUCH WITH OTHERS FROM THEIR INDUSTRY. DURING THE YEAR, WE SURVEYED OUR MEMBERS REGARDING FUTURE ANNUAL CONFERENCES AND DETERMINED THAT WE WOULD MEET IN PERSON IN 2024, THE FIRST TIME IN FIVE YEARS. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 3 ASI HIRED AN OUTSIDE COMPANY, SAGEBRUSH ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT, TO ASSIST WITH PROGRAMS AND ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS PROVIDED BY THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY AND WAS PAID 93,000 FOR THE SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 MEMBERSHIP IN ASI IS OPEN TO ALL INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS ENGAGED OR ACTIVELY INTERESTED IN INDEXING OR RELATED DISCIPLINES. THERE ARE FOUR TYPES OF MEMBERS REGULAR, ORGANIZATIONAL, RETIRED, AND HONORARY LIFETIME. MEMBERS VOTE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OTHER SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a IN THE EVENT OF VACANCIES IN OFFICE FOR THE SECRETARY AND TREASURER, THE BOARD WILL ELECT AN INDIVIDUAL MEMBER OF ASI TO FILL THE OFFICE UNTIL THE NEXT ANNUAL MEETING. IN THE EVENT OF THE PRESIDENTS VACANCY, THE PRESIDENT ELECT STEPS UP TO THIS POSITION. IN THE EVENT OF THE PRESIDENT ELECTS VACANCY, THE BOARD WILL ACT AS AD HOC NOMINATING COMMITTEE FOR THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT ELECT AND HAVE A SPECIAL ELECTION. IF THE VACANCY IS LESS THAN 120 DAYS BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING, IT WILL REMAIN VACANT UNTIL THAT TIME. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b ALL MEMBERSHIP CLASSES VOTE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING AS WELL AS THE INDIVIDUAL OFFICER POSITIONS OF PRESIDENT, VICE-PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, AND TREASURER. IN ADDITION, THE MEMBERS VOTE TO APPROVE ANY BYLAW CHANGES. ALL ACTIVE MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING ARE ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE TREASURER OF ASI DISTRIBUTES A PDF COPY OF 990 RETURN TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR A REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO BEING FILED. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c AT EACH BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETING, IF THERE IS A DISCUSSION OF SELECTING OR ENGAGING A VENDOR OR SERVICE PROVIDER, ALL IN ATTENDANCE ARE ASKED TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THIS DISCUSSION IF THERE COULD BE A PERCEIVED CONFLICT. ANNUALLY, THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS AND DISCUSSES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND REQUESTS THAT EACH BOARD MEMBER LIST AND ACKNOWLEDGE ANY KNOWN CONFLICTS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 THE BOARD REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENTS OF EXPENSES FOR ALL OFFICERS OR OUTSIDE MANAGEMENT COMPANIES BY COMPARING THEIR COMPENSATION TO THE COMPENSATION OF INDIVIDUALS IN LIKE POSITIONS IN COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS USING FORMS 990, COMPENSATION STUDIES, AND OTHER AVAILABLE DATA. THE BOARD THEN APPROVES ANY CHANGES IN COMPENSATION AND FEES BASED ON THIS INFORMATION. THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO OTHER PAID OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES MEETING THE IRS DEFINITION OF A KEY EMPLOYEE. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 ASI WILL PROVIDE IN A TIMELY MANNER, COPIES OF ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHEN REQUESTED IN WRITING OR IN PERSON.