2025-04-07T18:50:06-04:00 2024-12-31 812133984 Conrad & Higgins LLC 1422 N Washington Chillicothe MO 64601 990EZ 2024-01-01 431716288 BLACKSMITH ASSOCIATION OF MISSOURI % ASHLEY E HART BLAC 1774 ROTH HILL DRIVE Maryland Heights MO 63043 ASHLEY E HART TREASURER 2025-04-01 false true ROBERT CONRAD P00047658 6602400645 2025-04-07 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X BAMSITE.ORG X X 66389 X 36876 27332 2181 66389 1000 10193 11928 32582 55703 10686 65331 76017 65331 76017 0 0 0 0 65331 76017 0 0 65331 76017 X SEE SCHEDULE O SEE SCHEDULE O 13869 SEE SCHEDULE O 12010 SEE SCHEDULE O 19713 Other program services 1000 1626 47218 SANTO GIUFFRIDA PRESIDENT 1.00 0 0 0 HOLLIS HARBIT 2ND VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 0 0 0 CHRIS BOPP SECRETARY 1.00 0 0 0 ASHLEY E HART TREASURER 1.00 0 0 0 CHARLES CARPENTER VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false false SANTO GIUFFRIDA 1774 ROTH HILL DRIVE Maryland Heights MO 63043 3144343791 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 16624 28483 32245 35166 36876 149394 8516 25851 27006 27528 27332 116233 25140 54334 59251 62694 64208 265627 0 0 0 0 0 0 265627 81 82 1157 2181 3501 81 82 1157 2181 3501 25140 54415 59333 63851 66389 269128 0.98700 0.00000 0.01000 0.00000 X List of grants and similar amounts paid Part I line 10 Activity TUTITION ASSISTANCE Amount 1,000 Description of other expenses Part I line 16 Description AmountOFFICE SUPPLIES 1,212MEETINGS 1,288MTS EXPENSES 626FACILITY RENTAL 3,310INSURANCE 2,128BAM MEETING SUPPLIES 1,328LIBRARY 410CATERER 2,700CONFERENCE SUPPLIES 2,375STATE REGISTRATION 10INTERNET 252MISC EXPENSE 25BANK AND CREDIT CARD PROC 232CHARITABLE DONATION 1,000COAL EXPENSE 10,650FORGING CONTEST AWARDS 350CONFERENCE CONCESSIONS 3,083SUPPORT DEMONSTRATOR 1,503SPECIAL FUND NOT FOR PROFESSIONAL 100 Other program services Part III line 31 GRANT ASSISTANCE FOR THE EDUCATION OF MEMBERS, TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF BLACKSMITHING. IN 2024, THERE WAS ONE GRANT OF $1,000 GIVEN FOR TUTITION ASSITANCE. Part III response or note to any other line in Part III FORM 990-EZ, PART III - PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE BAM IS A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN LEARNING, TEACHING, PRESERVING, AND PROMOTING BLACKSMITHING. MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF SKILL LEVEL OR ABILITIES. IT IS AN AFFILIATE OF ABANA, THE ARTIST BLACKSMITHS ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA, ALTHOUGH ABANA MEMBERSHIP IS NOT A REQUIREMENT FOR BAM MEMBERSHIP. IT WAS ORGANIZED IN 1983 BY BOB PATRICK AND A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO WERE INTERESTED IN THIS ACIENT CRAFT. SINCE THEN THIS GROUP HAS GROWN TO OVER 500 MEMBERS IN MISSOURI AND OTHER STATES. BAMS MEMBERS VARY FROM FULL TIME PROFESSIONAL BLACKSMITHS TO WEEKEND HOBBY BLACKSMITHS, ALL FROM A VARIETY OF BACKGROUNDS. EXPERIENCE LEVELS VARY FROM SEVERAL DECADES TO JUST STARTING. BAM HAS ORGANIZED AND HOSTED BLACKSMITHING EVENTS RANGING FROM REBIONAL WORKSHOPS TO NATIONAL LEVEL CONFERENCES WITH INTERNATIONAL DEMONSTRATORS. A STATEWIDE CONFERENCE IS HELD ANNUALLY. FORM 990-3X, PART III, LINE 28 - FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT NEWSLETTER, MEETINGS, LIBARY: PUBLISHED SIX TIMES PER YEAR, THE BAM NEWSLETTERS RESPONSIBILITY IS TO SUPPORT THE GOALS AND PURPOSE OF BAM. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. TECH TIPS, TOOLS FOR SALE OR ANYTHING ELSE TO FURTHER THESE ENDS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR PUBLICATION. THERE ARE SEVERAL WORKSHOPS HOSTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. BLACKSMITHING RELATED LIBARY OF BOOKS AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA THAT CAN BE CHECKED OUT BY THE WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 500 MEMBERS ACROSS THE STATE AND NEIGHBORING STATES. WE HOLD 6 MEETINGS A YEAR IN ADDITION TO OUR ANNUAL CONFERENCE. WE HOLD THEM IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS ACROSS THE STATE TO MAKE THEM ACCESSIBLE. WE NORMALLY HAVE 50 TO 80 MEMBERS ATTEND EACH MEETING, EACH MEETING STARTS WITH A 3 TO 3.5 HOUR DEMONSTRATION OF BLACKSMITHING DESIGNED TO INSTRUCT THE ATTENDEES ON PROPER TECHNIQUES. AT THE MEETING WE ALSO HAVE A LIBRARY OF PUBLICATIONS THAT MEMBERS CAN CHECK OUT FOR FREE. MEMBERSHIP COMES WITH RECEIVING 6 EDITIONS ( 1 EVERY 2 MONTHS) OF OUR NEWSLETTER. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 29 - SECOND ACCOMPLISHMENT COAL: 22.5 TONS OF COAL IS MADE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS ACROSS THE STATE. MEMBERS FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 30 - THIRD ACCOMPLISHMENT CONFERENCE: ANNUAL OZARK BLACKSMITH CONFERENCE ON THE FIRST WEEKEND IN MAY. IT CONSISTS OF WELL-KNOWN SMITHS, VENDORS, TAILGATE SALES, BANQUET MEAL, AND BENEFIT AUCTION. THE CONFERENCE HAS ROUGHLY 300 ATTENDEES. BESIDES THE DEMONSTRATORS, TAILGATERS, VENDORS, AUCTIONS, WE OFFER CLASSES FOR BEGINNING BLACKSMITH AND THOSE THAT WISH TO PART A NATIONAL CURRICULUM SPONSORED THE ARTIST-BLACKSMITH ASSOCIATION OF NARTH AMERICA (ABANA.) FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 31 - ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS MOBILE TRAINING STATION (MTS) IS HOSTED AT VARIOUS SITES THROUGHOUT MISSOURI.