2026-09-14T10:40:30-05:00 2026-05-31 411360831 OLSEN THIELEN & CO LTD 2675 LONG LAKE ROAD ROSEVILLE MN 551131117 990 2025-06-01 410434680 ADVANCED TEXTILES ASSOCIATION ADVA 6512256915 1801 COUNTY ROAD B WEST 100 ROSEVILLE MN 55113 STEVEN SCHIFFMAN PRESIDENT & CEO 6512256915 2026-09-11 1 RYAN VETTRUS CPA P01243596 6514834521 2025 ATA STEVEN SCHIFFMAN 1801 COUNTY ROAD B WEST 100 ROSEVILLE MN 55113 11221919 0 X TEXTILES.ORG X 1912 MN NOT-FOR-PROFIT TRADE ASSOCIATION SERVING THE SPECIALTY FABRICS AND TECHNICAL TEXTILES INDUSTRY WITH EDUCATION AND EVENTS, PUBLICATIONS, ADVOCACY, AND MEMBER BENEFITS. 10 10 51 100 1850693 0 0 0 8872708 7161620 290064 709434 50136 36370 9212908 7907424 0 0 0 0 4423233 4268606 0 0 0 4562470 3867143 8985703 8135749 227205 -228325 9626214 9362131 5458018 5067661 4168196 4294470 X ATA WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROSPERITY OF ITS MEMBERS IN THE TEXTILES INDUSTRY BY PROVIDING A GLOBAL MARKETPLACE FOR INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS, SERVICES, RELEVANT EDUCATION, PROMOTION AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES. ATA WILL ACT WITH INTEGRITY AND PROFESSIONALISM IN PROVIDING A TANGIBLE VALUE TO ITS MEMBERS. 0 0 MEMBERSHIP:ATA (ADVANCED TEXTILES ASSOCIATION) MEMBERSHIP CONSISTS OF GENERAL MEMBERSHIP DUES, ATA DIVISION AND COUNTRY MEMBERSHIPS, AND COUNCIL DUES. COUNCIL DUES ARE PASSED ONTO THE DIVISION. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, ATA HAD APPROX 1,350 MEMBERS. TRADE SHOWS:ATA EVENTS INCLUDE THE AT EXPO, GEOSYNTHETICS CONFERENCE, WOMENS CONFERENCE, AND UPHOLSTERY & TRIM CONFERENCE. OTHER ATA DIVISION AND COUNTRY EVENTS ARE SPECIFIC TO THE COST CENTER. PUBLICATIONS:ATA PUBLISHES FOUR TRADE MAGAZINES ALONG WITH A MEMBER DIRECTORY, BUYER'S GUIDES AND EXPOSITION GUIDES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ALSO EXPANDED INTO DIGITAL PUBLICATIONS. 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THE ASSOCIATION ASSESSES WHETHER IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT A TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION OF THE TECHNICAL MERITS OR THE POSITION, ASSUMING THE TAXING AUTHORITY HAS FULL KNOWLEDGE OF ALL INFORMATION. IF THE TAX POSITION DOES NOT MEET THE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT RECOGNITION THRESHOLD, THE BENEFIT OF THE TAX POSITION IS NOT RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ASSOCIATION REVIEWS INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN INCOME TAX RETURNS TO DETERMINE IF THERE ARE ANY INCOME TAX UNCERTAINTIES. THIS INCLUDES POSITIONS THAT THE ENTITY IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES OR NOT SUBJECT TO INCOME TAXES ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THE ASSOCIATION RECOGNIZES TAX BENEFITS FROM UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITIONS. THE ASSOCIATION HAS IDENTIFIED NO INCOME TAX UNCERTAINTIES. THE ASSOCIATION FILES INFORMATION RETURNS AS A TAX-EXEMPT ASSOCIATION. SHOULD THAT STATUS BE CHALLENGED IN THE FUTURE, ALL YEARS SINCE INCEPTION COULD BE SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY THE IRS. X X X X X 0 0 0 STEVE SCHIFFMAN PRESIDENT AND CEO 237504 0 40205 0 0 0 6825 0 31286 0 315820 0 0 0 SHEILA SUMNER CFO/VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS 153674 0 8104 0 0 0 4954 0 6286 0 173018 0 0 0 AMELIA COLLINS - VICE PRESIDENT OF EVENTS, SALES & MARKETING 156482 0 6006 0 0 0 3991 0 0 0 166479 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS THREE MEMBERSHIP CLASSIFICATIONS IN THE ASSOCIATION: VOTING, NON-VOTING, AND HONORED LIFE MEMBERS. VOTING MEMBERS ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. VOTING MEMBERS APPROVE SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. NON-VOTING MEMBERS DO NOT HAVING VOTING RIGHTS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. HONORED LIFE MEMBERS: ANY INDIVIDUAL, BY APPROVAL AND AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, CAN BE GRANTED THE DESIGNATION. THE HONOR MAY BE BESTOWED ON AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS A LONGSTANDING END PRODUCT MANUFACTURER OR SUPPLIER MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION WHO ALSO MEETS TWO OTHER QUALIFICATIONS DOCUMENTED IN THE BYLAWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE VOTING MEMBERSHIP OF THE ORGANIZATION HAS THE RIGHT TO ELECT DIRECTORS TO THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B THE VOTING MEMBERS VOTE ON ANY BOARD ELECTIONS AND ALL BYLAW CHANGES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B CFO REVIEWS THE 990 WITH THE PRESIDENT BEFORE IT IS SIGNED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS AND THE PRESIDENT ARE COVERED UNDER THE POLICY. THIS IS MONITORED ANNUALLY AT NOMINATION/ELECTION TIME. DURING THE FEBRUARY OR MARCH BOARD MEETING, THE POLICY IS REVIEWED AND ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE BOARD AS A WHOLE. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE BROUGHT TO THE CEO, THEN REVIEWED BY OTHER "DISINTERESTED" BOARD MEMBERS AND A DETERMINATION IS MADE AT THAT TIME. RESOLUTIONS VARY FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO VOTE TO BEING REMOVED FROM THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT & CEO IS DETERMINED BY HUMAN RESOURCES BENCHMARKING AND THEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2022. OTHER OFFICER AND TOP MANAGEMENT COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY HUMAN RESOURCE BENCHMARKING, MARKET CIRCUMSTANCES AND WITH FINAL DECISION BY THE PRESIDENT & CEO AND CONSIDERATION OF THE BOARD APPROVED BUDGET. THE PROCESS DESCRIBED HERE WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2022. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALWAYS UPON REQUEST, EXCEPT FOR THE ANNUAL REPORT THAT IS DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS AND POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE ANNUALLY.