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Nonprofit · EIN 36-2425015

AMERICAN RENTAL ASSOCIATION

Tax-exempt · MOLINE, IL 61265

Financials

$18.1M$21.4M2023$24.3M$21.5M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of AMERICAN RENTAL ASSOCIATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$24,309,173$21,546,724$2,762,449$64,531,445$15,296,399$49,235,046
December 31, 2023990$18,101,004$21,367,384-$3,266,380$57,796,897$12,833,798$44,963,099
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$0
Program service revenue
$20,303,103
Investment income
$1,347,405
Net gain from sales of assets
$531,034
Other revenue
$2,658,665

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$849,461
Other salaries and wages
$6,920,801
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$9,383,813
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$19,841
Accounting fees
$38,183
Occupancy
$184,545
Travel
$1,492,961
Depreciation
$158,725
Program services (functional)
$18,240,196
Management and general (functional)
$3,306,528

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$57,796,897
Total assets, end of year
$64,531,445
Total liabilities, end of year
$15,296,399
Net assets, end of year
$49,235,046
Land, buildings and equipment
$949,717
Publicly traded securities
$31,786,639
Gross unrelated business income
$1,884,730
Gross receipts
$25,733,354
Employees
78
Volunteers
150
Year formed
1956
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
TONY CONANTCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Officer
40$779,112$70,349
MARCY WRIGHTC.F.O./C.O.O.
Highest-paid employee
40$302,353$41,835
JOHN MCCLELLANDV.P. GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Highest-paid employee
40$325,412$18,093
CHRIS HAMMESVP ASSOCIATION SERVICES
Highest-paid employee
40$190,386$20,589
KEVIN GERNVP EDUCATION AND RISK MANA
Highest-paid employee
40$177,643$10,627
VALERIE HERDMANVP PEOPLE & CULTURE
Highest-paid employee
40$174,793$10,699
JOSHUA NICKELLVP MEMBERSHIP
Highest-paid employee
40$154,543$30,664
THOMAS HOLSTCONTROLLER
Highest-paid employee
40$150,657$18,772
MAUREEN HARKNESSREGION SEVEN DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARTI WENZLERASSOCIATE MEMBER DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN SCOTTREGION THREE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KELLY BRINCHESKIREGION TEN DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRIAN A RICHARDSONREGION TWO DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SAM CASTILLOREGION EIGHT DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAN FIELITZEQUIPMENT RENTAL SIG CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
10 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
STEVE HOUSERREGION SIX DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ALBERTO PIANELLIREGION NINE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LARRY OTTASSOCIATE MEMBER DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SARAH WILPER CERPREGION ONE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DAN FARRELLEVENT RENTAL SIG CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBERT COPLEY CERPREGION FIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ANGELA NUSSEL CERPREGION FOUR DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JEFF CROTTOPRESIDENT
Officer
2$0
STEVE MAUBOARD CHAIR
Officer
2$0
ROBERT PEDERSENPRESIDENT-ELECT
Officer
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 25 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
TONY CONANTCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Officer
40$749,044$61,288
MARCY WRIGHTC.F.O./C.O.O.
Highest-paid employee
40$282,985$35,124
JOHN MCCLELLANDV.P. GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Highest-paid employee
40$301,237$11,957
JOSHUA NICKELLVP MEMBERSHIP
Highest-paid employee
40$197,207$32,160
CHRIS HAMMESVP ASSOCIATION SERVICES
Highest-paid employee
40$175,051$16,241
VALERIE HERDMANVP PEOPLE & CULTURE
Highest-paid employee
40$163,000$6,480
KEVIN GERNVP EDUCATION AND RISK MANAGEMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$150,562$6,491
ANDREW HEESACKERREGION SEVEN DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARY CROSSLINASSOCIATE MEMBER DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN SCOTTREGION THREE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANGIE VENEKAMPREGION TEN DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRIAN A RICHARDSONREGION TWO DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVE RICCIREGION EIGHT DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN JEANGUENATEQUIPMENT RENTAL SIG CO-CH
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DOUG HAASREGION SIX DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT H PEDERSENEQUIPMENT RENTAL SIG CO-CH
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALBERTO PIANELLIREGION NINE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LARRY OTTASSOCIATE MEMBER DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SARAH WILPER CERPREGION ONE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAN FARRELLEVENT RENTAL SIG CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT COPLEY CERPREGION FIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANGELA NUSSEL CERPREGION FOUR DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFF CROTTOPRESIDENT-ELECT
Officer
2$0$0
SCOTT IRWINBOARD CHAIR
Officer
2$0$0
STEVE MAUPRESIDENT
Officer
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1900 19TH ST, MOLINE, IL 61265-4179
In care of
% MARCY JOHNSON
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
ANTHONY CONANT, 1900 19TH STREET, MOLINE, IL 61265
Signed the 990
ANTHONY CONANT, CEO
Phone
(309) 764-2475
Return prepared by
ODONI PARTNERS LLC

Mission

TO SUPPORT THE SUCCESS OF MEMBERS AND ADVANCE THE EQUIPMENT AND EVENT RENTAL INDUSTRY.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • ANNUAL CONVENTION AND CONFERENCES HELD FOR THE BENEFIT OF MEMBERS NATIONWIDE. MAJOR EXPENSES INCLUDE TRAVEL, HOTEL, HALL RENTAL, BUSING, DECORATING, ACTIVITIES, AND SPEAKERS.
    Expenses $4,353,552 · revenue $11,229,085
  • BENEFIT PROGRAMS FOR A.R.A. MEMBERS - SUCH AS THE MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF "RENTAL MANAGEMENT" MAGAZINE, SEMINARS, PRODUCT SURVEYS, SAFETY GUIDELINES, EMPLOYEE TRAINING MANUALS, CALENDARS, AUDIO/VISUAL AIDS, ETC. THESE PROGRAMS ARE FUNDED THROUGH MEMBERSHIP DUES AND PROGRAM CHARGES. THE "RENTAL MANAGEMENT" MAGAZINE ADVERTISING REVENUE OF $1,976,634 IS UNRELATED BUSINESS REVENUE.
    Expenses $13,886,644 · revenue $9,847,953

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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
36-2425015
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1984
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Group exemption
9339 (46 member organizations)
Assets (IRS master file)
$64,531,445
Income (IRS master file)
$25,733,354

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$24,309,173$21,546,724$64,531,445XML
990December 2023$18,101,004$21,367,384$57,796,897XML
990December 2022$9,988,936$16,274,111$57,306,324IRS
990December 2021$21,216,984$16,925,479$60,063,193IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 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 36-2425015).

Questions about AMERICAN RENTAL ASSOCIATION

What is the EIN of AMERICAN RENTAL ASSOCIATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN RENTAL ASSOCIATION is 36-2425015.
Is AMERICAN RENTAL ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1984.
Are donations to AMERICAN RENTAL ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does AMERICAN RENTAL ASSOCIATION 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 AMERICAN RENTAL ASSOCIATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did AMERICAN RENTAL ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN RENTAL ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ANTHONY CONANT.
Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN RENTAL ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 25 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $779,112 (TONY CONANT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
How much revenue does AMERICAN RENTAL ASSOCIATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $24,309,173, expenses of $21,546,724 and total assets of $64,531,445 at year end.

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