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Nonprofit · EIN 36-0756300

ALLIANCE FOR AUDITED MEDIA

Tax-exempt · SCHAUMBURG, IL 60173

Financials

$13.8M$16.1M2022$14.7M$28.2M2023$13M$14.3M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of ALLIANCE FOR AUDITED MEDIA by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
August 31, 2025990$12,953,699$14,313,237-$1,359,538$20,970,122$4,788,721$16,181,401
August 31, 2024990$14,727,368$28,152,454-$13,425,086$21,609,088$6,983,178$14,625,910
August 31, 2023990$13,847,785$16,098,480-$2,250,695$22,729,987$17,188,490$5,541,497
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$0
Program service revenue
$9,615,674
Investment income
$1,300,110
Net gain from sales of assets
$781,384
Other revenue
$2,037,915

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,136,720
Other salaries and wages
$6,641,101
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$11,796,099
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$80,830
Accounting fees
$90,471
Occupancy
$72,857
Travel
$102,433
Depreciation
$185,062

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$21,609,088
Total assets, end of year
$20,970,122
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,788,721
Net assets, end of year
$16,181,401
Land, buildings and equipment
$162,729
Publicly traded securities
$13,748,697
Net assets without donor restrictions
$16,181,401
Gross unrelated business income
$2,038,390
Gross receipts
$15,840,315
Employees
104
Volunteers
26
Year formed
1914
State of legal domicile
IL

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
TOM DROUILLARDCEO & MANAGING DIRECTOR
Officer
40$918,364$21,811
RICH MURPHYPRESIDENT
Officer
40$474,101$43,657
BRIAN CONDONFORMER EXECUTIVE VP (THRU 8/24)
Former
40$489,053$18,126
ROBERT SCHWEITZERCFO/COO/ASS'T TREASRURER
Officer
40$361,082$44,086
KEN SHULTZSR. VICE PRESIDENT (THRU 10/15/24)
Highest-paid employee
40$258,043$25,840
JOE HARDINVICE PRESIDENT (THRU 7/11/25)
Highest-paid employee
40$225,319$40,406
ALAN DATTELVICE PRESIDENT
Highest-paid employee
40$208,710$40,326
DANIEL SCHNEIDERVICE PRESIDENT (THRU 8/24)
Former
40$199,378$26,452
GLENN HANSENEXECUTIVE STRATEGIC ADVISOR
Highest-paid employee
40$216,806$0
SUSAN KANTORVICE PRESIDENT
Highest-paid employee
40$159,771$36,997
CHRISTOPHER BLACKCHAIR (THRU 3/4/25)
Trustee or director, Officer
2$32,000$0
BRENDA WHITECHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
DAVID ADELMANVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JEANNE C FINEGANSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ROSHEEN O'DONOVANTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
26 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JULIE HIRSHDIRECTOR (FROM 9/27/24)
Trustee or director
2$0
GLENN ROGINSKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
MATTHEW HOFFMEYERDIRECTOR (FROM 4/17/25)
Trustee or director
2$0
EDWARD W BOYDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JOHANNA JARVISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
ERICA KRAUSSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
GWEN MAASSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
MELONY RIOSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JEN SOCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
LORI CATRONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
STEVE CROWEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
ADEL IBRAHIMDIRECTOR (FROM 10/10/24)
Trustee or director
2$0
GREGG FERNANDESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
TAGG HENDERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
SARAH HESSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
LINDSAY HORRIGANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JOHN KENYONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
MEGHAN MILKOWSKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
CHERYL NGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
DOUG OLSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
MARK YELICDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
ANGELINA ENGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
KEVIN ARSHAMDIRECTOR (THRU 3/1/25)
Trustee or director
2$0
KEVIN DENNYDIRECTOR (THRU 10/1/24)
Trustee or director
2$0
BONNIE KINTZERDIRECTOR (THRU 10/1/24)
Trustee or director
2$0
KATIE KOBUSDIRECTOR (THRU 3/1/25)
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 37 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
TOM DROUILLARDCEO & MANAGING DIRECTOR
Officer
40$912,578$15,968
RICH MURPHYPRESIDENT
Officer
40$481,059$15,798
BRIAN CONDONEXECUTIVE VP THRU 8/31/24
Key employee
40$469,753$16,009
ROBERT SCHWEITZERCFO/COO/ASS'T TREASRURER
Officer
40$326,386$15,515
GLENN HANSENEXECUTIVE STRATEGIC ADVISOR
Highest-paid employee
40$296,999$12,582
KEN SHULTZSR. VICE PRESIDENT
Highest-paid employee
40$250,640$11,736
JOE HARDINVICE PRESIDENT
Highest-paid employee
40$209,130$10,903
ALAN DATTELVICE PRESIDENT
Highest-paid employee
40$200,892$10,254
STEVEN GUENTHERVICE PRESIDENT
Highest-paid employee
40$193,858$9,410
CHRISTOPHER BLACKCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
DAVID ADELMANVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
BRENDA WHITEVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JEANNE C FINEGANSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ROSHEEN O'DONOVANTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
KATIE KOBUSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GLENN ROGINSKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KEVIN ARSHAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
EDWARD W BOYDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOHANNA JARVISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ERICA KRAUSSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GWEN MAASSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MELONY RIOSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JEN SOCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LORI CATRONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STEVE CROWEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KEVIN DENNYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GREGG FERNANDESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TAGG HENDERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SARAH HESSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LINDSAY HORRIGANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOHN KENYONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BONNIE KINTZERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MEGHAN MILKOWSKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHERYL NGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DOUG OLSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARK YELICDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANGELINA ENGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 42 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
TOM DROUILLARDCEO & MANAGING DIRECTOR
Officer
40$896,996$30,173
BRIAN CONDONEXECUTIVE VP
Key employee
40$459,156$36,841
SCOTT HANSONEXECUTIVE VP THRU 8/31/22
Former
40$270,005$23,317
MARK WACHOWICZEXECUTIVE VP THRU 8/31/22
Former
40$267,715$18,372
BOB SCHWEITZERCFO/COO/ASS'T TREASRURER
Officer
40$244,764$34,167
TERESA PERRYSR. VICE PRESIDENT
Highest-paid employee
40$238,410$33,771
KEN SHULTZSR. VICE PRESIDENT
Highest-paid employee
40$242,824$18,603
GEORGE BARTMANVICE PRESIDENT THRU 12/31/22
Highest-paid employee
40$232,598$9,167
JOE HARDINVICE PRESIDENT
Highest-paid employee
40$205,445$31,147
ALAN DATTELVICE PRESIDENT
Highest-paid employee
40$195,043$31,941
CHRISTOPHER BLACKCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
PHILLIP CRAWLEYVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
DAVID ADELMANVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
BRENDA WHITEVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JEANNE C FINEGANSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ROSHEEN O'DONOVANTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
KATIE KOBUSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JASON ABBATEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KEVIN ARSHAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
EDWARD W BOYDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVID CRAMMONDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOHANNA JARVISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ERICA KRAUSSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GWEN MAASSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVID P MURPHYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JEN SOCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LORI CATRONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STEVE CROWEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KEVIN DENNYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GREGG FERNANDESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TAGG HENDERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SARAH HESSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOHN KENYONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BONNIE KINTZERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BRIAN MADDENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MEGHAN MILKOWSKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHERYL NGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DOUG OLSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARK YELICDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
HEATHER WILLIAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANGELINA ENGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RICH MURPHYPRESIDENT (START 3/01/23)
Officer
40$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1600 MCCONNOR PKWY STE 300, SCHAUMBURG, IL 60173-6890
In care of
% BOB SCHWEITZER
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
RICHARD MURPHY, 1600 MCCONNOR PKWY STE 300 PMB 22, SCHAUMBURG, IL 60173
Signed the 990
ROBERT SCHWEITZER, CFO
Phone
(224) 366-6591
Return prepared by
CHERRY BEKAERT ADVISORY LLC

Mission

ALLIANCE FOR AUDITED MEDIA (AAM) IS DEDICATED TO BEING THE WORLD'S PRE-EMINENT SELF-REGULATORY AUDITING ORGANIZATION, RESPONSIBLE TO ADVERTISERS, ADVERTISING AGENCIES, AND THE MEDIA THEY USE, FOR THE INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION AND DISSEMINATION OF OUR MEMBERS' CIRCULATION, READERSHIP, AND AUDIENCE INFORMATION.

990 for the year ended August 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • MEMBER SERVICES REVENUE REFLECTS CHARGES FOR AUDIT, ATTESTATION AND VERIFICATION SERVICES PROVIDED TO PUBLISHERS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA ECO SYSTEM, THEREFORE FULFILLING AAM'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
  • MEMBERSHIP DUES IS THE REVENUE AAM RECEIVES FROM MEMBERS FOR ADMISSION TO AAM'S TRADE ASSOCIATION.

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025August 31, 2026January 15, 2027Not due yet
2024August 31, 2025January 15, 2026990 on file
2023August 31, 2024January 15, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
36-0756300
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1923
Accounting year ends
August
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$20,970,122
Income (IRS master file)
$15,840,315

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990August 2025$12,953,699$14,313,237$20,970,122XML
990August 2024$14,727,368$28,152,454$21,609,088XML
990August 2023$13,847,785$16,098,480$22,729,987XML
990August 2022$14,558,779$13,708,092$16,647,562IRS
990August 2021–––IRS
990August 2020–––IRS
990August 2019–––IRS
990August 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 36-0756300).

Questions about ALLIANCE FOR AUDITED MEDIA

What is the EIN of ALLIANCE FOR AUDITED MEDIA?
The employer identification number (EIN) of ALLIANCE FOR AUDITED MEDIA is 36-0756300.
Is ALLIANCE FOR AUDITED MEDIA tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1923.
Are donations to ALLIANCE FOR AUDITED MEDIA tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does ALLIANCE FOR AUDITED MEDIA file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of ALLIANCE FOR AUDITED MEDIA due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did ALLIANCE FOR AUDITED MEDIA last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
Who is the principal officer of ALLIANCE FOR AUDITED MEDIA?
The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names RICHARD MURPHY.
Who are the officers and directors of ALLIANCE FOR AUDITED MEDIA?
The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 41 people; 11 received compensation from the organization, the highest $918,364 (TOM DROUILLARD, CEO & MANAGING DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does ALLIANCE FOR AUDITED MEDIA have?
On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $12,953,699, expenses of $14,313,237 and total assets of $20,970,122 at year end.

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