2025-11-06T16:35:59-06:00 2024-12-31 582676261 Rogers & Company PLLC 8300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600 Vienna VA 22182 990 2024-01-01 530152000 Brick Industry Association BRIC 7036200010 12007 Sunrise Valley Drive 430 Reston VA 201913446 Tricia Mauer President and CEO 7036200010 2025-11-06 1 1 Amanda E Waterhouse P02014004 7038930300 2025-11-06 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Tricia Mauer 12007 Sunrise Valley Drive 430 Reston VA 201913446 4562582 0 X www.bia.org X 1938 DE Promote and safeguard the clay brick industry. 31 31 14 200 4200 0 0 0 5104170 4360069 145677 198313 70714 4200 5320561 4562582 0 0 0 0 1750111 1999328 0 0 0 2324668 2329060 4074779 4328388 1245782 234194 7999540 8107332 1694692 1494438 6304848 6612894 X The Brick Industry Association is the national trade association representing distributors and manufacturers of clay brick and suppliers of related products and services. BIA's mission is to promote clay brick with the goals of promoting and safeguarding the industry. 0 0 Marketing & Public Relations - BIA national's marketing and public relations department directs knowledge capital programs, represents and advocates the industry to external media outlets, facilitates marketing communications programs - in all mediums - that promote the industry and educates potential brick purchasers regarding the many benefits of clay brick wall systems. Government Affairs & Compliance - BIA conducts lobbying activities to advocate the interests of the clay brick industry by monitoring proposed legislation and regulations and their impact on members, propose changes to such legislation and regulations important to the industry, and conduct grassroots advocacy programs that engage members in communicating with policymakers. Engineering & Research - BIA's engineering and research department is responsible for the technical support of the brick industry. Activities include the development of technical publications and papers, advocacy at building codes and building standards forums, overseeing industry research and responding to inquiries about brick and brick construction from architects, builders and consumers. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 33 0 1 14 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 31 31 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 VA X Tricia Mauer 7036200010 12007 Sunrise Valley Drive 430 Reston VA 201913446 Ed C Watson Board Chair 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Kenny Thompson Board Vice Chair 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Davis Henry Treasurer 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Keith Lee Secretary 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Andy Hall Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Brett Packer Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Charles L Smith Director 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Chris Smith Director 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Corey Schultz Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Dave Carter Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Don Sackett Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Grant Fisher Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Howard Brown Jr Director 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 James Stradley Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 John Alvord Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 John Welte Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Joshua Higgins Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Justin Anderson Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Kate Sams Peavy Director 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Lincoln Andrews Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mark Richardson Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Matthew Binius Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Nathan Karaway Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Robert F Belden Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Robert Turzilli Sr Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Ryan L Parker Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Sam B Strang Director 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Steve Bell Director 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Ted Corvey Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Thomas Parrish Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Todd A Belden Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Walt Steele Director 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Will S Chapman III Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Trish Mauer COO 40.00 X 194103 0 9669 Raymond Leonhard President & CEO 40.00 1.00 X 313924 0 29896 Joseph Casper Sr. VP Government Affairs 40.00 X 243941 0 69417 Charles Clark VP Engineering 40.00 X 190580 0 67448 Cortney Fried Managing Senior Engineer 40.00 X 131096 0 20326 Judith Grandinetti Accounting Manager 40.00 X 115308 0 19472 1188952 0 216228 6 0 1 0 0 Membership Dues 900099 4274794 4274794 Annual Convention 611430 64200 64200 Education 900099 21075 21075 4360069 198313 198313 Advertising Income 541800 4200 4200 4200 4562582 4360069 4200 198313 1118978 619672 21175 125523 113980 39944 49140 59940 49466 715618 30253 19769 182637 54792 145760 32984 13326 Education, Research, & 451721 Masonry Planning policy 400500 Sponsorships 35541 Dues and subscriptions 23852 23817 4328388 352148 390009 5613653 5584979 31193 64405 4063 0 73630 194400 649912 539820 131926 110092 1011823 1125361 781104 638086 7999540 8107332 306871 141321 333977 444880 112757 130179 941087 778058 1694692 1494438 X 6304848 6612894 6304848 6612894 7999540 8107332 234194 73852 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 0 0 1 4210152 59940 11841 71781 53553 18228 0 112757 17422 130179 1 X 372486 330735 41751 277426 209085 68341 110092 Money market funds 713665 F Stock investments 411696 F 1125361 Right-of-use asset - operating lease 638086 638086 Lease liability - operating lease 778058 778058 X 4677180 73852 40746 114598 4562582 0 4562582 4347888 19500 19500 4328388 0 4328388 Part IV, Line 2b: During 2005, the association was named successor trustee for the Douglas Whitlock Memorial Fund Trust. The association is now responsible for administering the trust under the terms of an agreement established at the inception of the trust. The value of the trust at December 31, 2024 was $130,179 and is shown as restricted cash and funds held in trust in the consolidated balance sheets. Part X, Line 2: BIA is generally exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), with the exception of unrelated business income. There was no net unrelated business income in 2024 and therefore, no taxes were paid for the year then ended. Federal PAC is exempt from federal income tax under IRC Section 527(f)(3). Management has evaluated the Association's tax positions and has concluded that the Association has taken no uncertain tax positions that qualify for either recognition or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024. Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: FED PAC revenue included in consolidated financial statement 40,746. Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: FED PAC expenses included in consolidated financial statement 19,500. X X X X 0 0 0 Raymond Leonhard President & CEO 313924 0 0 0 0 0 14209 0 15687 0 343820 0 0 0 Joseph Casper Sr. VP Government Affairs 243941 0 0 0 0 0 11538 0 57879 0 313358 0 0 0 Charles Clark VP Engineering 190580 0 0 0 0 0 9420 0 58028 0 258028 0 0 0 Trish Mauer COO 194103 0 0 0 0 0 9669 0 0 0 203772 0 0 0 Cortney Fried Managing Senior Engineer 131096 0 0 0 0 0 6739 0 13587 0 151422 0 0 0 Raymond Leonhard Officer 103279 A family member of President & CEO Raymond Leonhard is an employee of the Organization. 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 Todd Belden and Bob Belden have a family relationship. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 The organization has the following members: section 1 membership classes - classes of members shall be determined, and may be changed, by resolution of the BIA board, provided that they are consistent with these bylaws. Section 2 - distributor members any business entity that purchases clay brick products for the purposes of resale or is the representative of one or more manufacturers of clay brick products or is engaged in the promotion and sale of such products, shall be eligible to become a distributor member of the BIA. Section 3 - manufacturer members any business entity engaged in the manufacture of clay brick products in the United States shall be eligible to become a manufacturer member of the BIA. Section 4 associate manufacturer members any business entity engaged in the manufacture of clay brick products in the United States and has total annual shipments of clay brick products equal to or less than the maximum limit approved by the BIA board shall be eligible to become an associate manufacturer member. Associate manufacturer members shall have no vote in the affairs of the BIA and cannot sit on the BIA board, executive committee, or on any program committee or task force as a voting or non-voting member. Associate manufacturer members may attend the BIA spring and fall meetings including the BIA board and program committee meetings as a guest. Associate manufacturer member benefits including any staff access and the ability to purchase or receive select documents, information, analyses, training, education, or reports compiled by, or prepared by or for, the BIA or its distributor or manufacturer members will be determined by the BIA board or the BIA executive committee. Section 5 - dual members where a business entity is both a distributor and a manufacturer of clay brick and desires to join the BIA, it must first join and pay dues as a manufacturer member. If so desired, the entity may also join and pay dues as a distributor member. An associate manufacturer member company that is also a distributor is not eligible to join as a distributor member and cannot sit on the distributor council as either a voting or non-voting member. Section 6 - contributing associate members any business entity engaged in the furtherance of the clay brick industry but not as a distributor or manufacturer as described above shall be eligible to become a contributing associate member of the BIA, upon qualifying under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the BIA board. Contributing associate members shall have no vote in the affairs of the BIA but may participate on program committees and task forces in a manner approved by the BIA board. Contributing associate members shall not have access to documents, information, analyses, training, education, or reports compiled by, or prepared by or for, the BIA or its distributor or manufacturer members. Section 7 premium contributing associate members any business entity primarily engaged in the furtherance of the clay brick industry but not eligible to join as a distributor or manufacturer member shall be eligible to become a premium contributing associate member of the BIA, upon qualifying under such rules and regulations as determined by the BIA board. Premium contributing associate members shall have no vote in the affairs of the BIA but may participate on program committees and task forces in a manner approved by the BIA board. Premium contributing associate members shall have full access to documents, information, analyses, training, education, or reports compiled by, or prepared by or for, the BIA or its distributor or manufacturer members. Section 8 - international members any business entity engaged in the manufacture or sale of clay brick products outside the United States that is not eligible to be a manufacturer or distributor member based on U. S. sales shall be eligible to become an international member of the BIA, upon qualifying under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the BIA board. International members shall have no vote in the affairs of the BIA but may participate on program committees and task forces in a manner approved by the BIA board. International members shall not have access to documents, information, analyses, training, education, or reports compiled by, or prepared by or for, the BIA or its distributor or manufacturer members. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a The executive committee shall have the authority to act between meetings of the board on all BIA matters except those the board specifically reserves to itself, such as the right and power to approve the annual budget; to purchase, or sell any real property; and to fix annual dues and special fees and assessments consistent with these bylaws. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b Form 990 is reviewed by the CEO prior to filing with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The organization requires all board members and staff to complete a conflict of interest statement every year, and monitors those responses and takes action if necessary. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a The compensation committee will make recommendations to the exec committee for approval and will focus on determining appropriate BIA staff merit pool and/or bonus level(s), benefit programs to be included in the annual operating budget as well as setting the terms and conditions of employment of the President & CEO including an annual performance review. The committee will help determine market-based salaries for BIA staff to help ensure BIA can recruit and retain experienced, well qualified staff. The committee can use market salary surveys, IRS Form 990's, or any other information/data it deems useful to determine appropriate, competitive compensation levels. In addition, the committee will consider brick shipment and BIA membership trends, current and projected financial operating results and staff turnover rates. Based on the committee's review of this information, it will make a recommendation to the executive committee regarding any merit, bonus or other compensation changes to be included in the annual budget. The President & CEO will then allocate any board approved merit and/or bonuses to national staff based on performance. The committee will also review and recommend any changes to BIA's benefit package including but not limited to, medical, dental and disability insurance and BIA's 401(k) plan match percentage. Deliberations and decisions regarding the compensation arrangement are contemporaneous documented and recorded as well. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available upon request. Financial statements, conflict of interest policy and governing documents are available upon request for the same period of disclosure as set forth in section 6104(d). Federal Political Action Committee 12007 Sunrise Valley Drive Suite 43 Reston VA 20191 562626474 PAC VA 527 Brick Industry Association 1 Douglas Whitlock Memorial Fund Trust 12007 Sunrise Valley Drive Suite 43 Reston VA 20191 526026709 Promotion of the structural clay products industry VA 501(c)(3) Line 12a, I Brick Industry Association 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0