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← AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,093,906
Total expenses
$6,915,448
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$164,137
Program service revenue
$7,011,213
Investment income
$79,030
Other revenue
$3,663
Total assets, end of year
$15,214,849
Total liabilities, end of year
$9,095,572
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,119,277
Program services expenses (Part IX)
not reported
Management and general expenses
not reported
Fundraising expenses
not reported
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $6,787,158 · related or exempt $6,787,158

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MEETINGS & SEMINARS

    total $94,021 · related or exempt $32,521 · excluded $61,500

  • 2c · Program service revenue: MANAGEMENT SERVICES

    total $84,675 · related or exempt $84,675

  • 2d · Program service revenue: SPECIAL PROJECTS

    total $45,359 · related or exempt $45,359

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $79,030 · excluded $79,030

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $3,663 · excluded $3,663

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $3,663

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $164,137

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $3,036,629

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $981,183

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $187,348

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $131,856

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $220,902

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $13,144

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $27,500

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $10,270

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $75,300

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $99,920

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $160,473

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $507,718

  • 17 · Travel

    total $117,495

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $605,154

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,260

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $176,845

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $72,606

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $115,466

  • 24b · Other expenses: STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION

    total $74,080

  • 24c · Other expenses: SPECIAL PROJECTS EXPENS

    total $71,203

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $25,325

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $39,634

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,288,146 · end of year $1,617,791

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $354,314 · end of year $225,773

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $260,767 · end of year $193,612

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $2,674,955

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,687,216

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,136,086 · end of year $987,739

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $7,599,565 · end of year $6,023,905

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $6,166,029

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $305,810 · end of year $192,178

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $196,123 · end of year $178,114

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,239,441 · end of year $8,725,280

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,897,504 · end of year $6,119,277

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS IS THE TUGBOAT, TOWBOAT, AND BARGE INDUSTRY'S ADVOCATE, RESOURCE AND UNITED VOICE FOR SAFE, SUSTAINABLE AND EFFICIENT TRANSPORATION ON AMERICA'S WATERWAYS, OCEANS, AND COASTS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

NATIONAL TRADE ASSOCIATION OF THE TUGBOAT, TOWBOAT AND BARGE INDUSTRY.

  • ADVOCACYAWO SERVES AS THE LEADING NATIONAL ADVOCATE FOR THE TUGBOAT, TOWBOAT AND BARGE INDUSTRY WITH THE U.S. CONGRESS, ADMINISTRATION, FEDERAL AGENCIES, AND STATE GOVERNMENTS. AWO PROMOTES THE INDUSTRY'S VALUE TO THE NATION AS A DRIVER OF THE U.S. ECONOMY THAT PROVIDES FAMILY-WAGE JOBS AND MOVES THE NATION'S FREIGHT SAFELY WHILE REDUCING AIR AND WATER POLLUTION, RELIEVING TRAFFIC CONGESTION, AND PROTECTING HOMELAND SECURITY. AWO STAFF AND MEMBERS ADVOCATE FOR SOUND LEGISLATION, REGULATION AND PUBLIC POLICY THAT ENABLES THE INDUSTRY TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE JOBS AND MOVE THE NATION'S COMMERCE SAFELY, SUSTAINABLY AND EFFICIENTLY.

  • SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY - AWO SUPPORTS MEMBERS IN BUILDING THE COMPETENCIES, BEST PRACTICES AND CAPACITY TO OPERATE AT THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF SAFETY, SUSTAINABILITY, EFFICIENCY AND INNOVATION. TO THAT END, AWO SETS SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM STANDARDS; PROVIDE FORUMS FOR SAFETY PROFESSIONALS; CREATES AND DISTRIBUTES MARINE SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS; DEVELOPS SAFETY AND SUSTAINABILITY TOOLS AND RESOURCES; SUPPORTS COMPLIANCE WITH SAFETY AND SECURITY REGULATIONS; AND ENGAGES AND ADVOCATES THROUGH SAFETY PARTNERSHIPS WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR ENTITIES.

  • PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS - AWO GENERATES PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS AND MEDIA COVERAGE TO HELP RAISE AWARENESS OF THE TUGBOAT, TOWBOAT AND BARGE INDUSTRY'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE U.S. ECONOMY, SECURITY, AND ENVIRONMENT AMONG POLICYMAKERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND CRAFTS COMMUNICATIONS TO INFORM THE AWO MEMBERSHIP OF PUBLIC POLICY DEVELOPMENTS AND ENCOURAGE MEMBER ENGAGEMENT IN AWO'S WORK.

  • MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS - AWO CONDUCTS MEETINGS AT THE NATIONAL AND REGIONAL LEVELS TO EDUCATE MEMBERS ON PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES FACING THE TUGBOAT, TOWBOAT, AND BARGE INDUSTRY AND PROMOTES SAFETY, SECURITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. IN 2022, AWO HELD TWO IN-PERSON BOARD MEETINGS/NATIONAL CONVENTIONS, THREE IN-PERSON ANNUAL REGIONAL MEETINGS AND TWO IN-PERSON SAFETY MEETINGS. ATTENDANCE AT THESE EVENTS RANGED FROM 55-150 MEMBERS. AWO ALSO HELD A SERIES OF SMALLER HYBRID REGIONAL ROUNDTABLE GATHERINGS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Clark Todd

    CHAIRMAN (AS OF 5/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Rick Iuliucci

    VICE CHAIRMAN (AS OF 5/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Del Wilkins

    IMMD. PAST CHAIR (AS OF 5/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Brian Hughes

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Aaron Halcomb

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Adam Binsfeld

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ashley Danielson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Art Mead

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chas Haun

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chuck Hriczak

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dan Nutt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Darin Adrian

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Lane

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Reynolds

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Derek Egan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ed Hogan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Erik Larsen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gary Statler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • George Leavell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jc Dann

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Fowler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeff Keifer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeff Parker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeff Slesinger

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jim Fletcher

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Roberts

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karen Shoot

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Keith Kirkeide

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kelly Teichman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kent Furlong

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lance Sannino

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Larry Perryman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mario Munoz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Bourgeois

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Martin Curtin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Matt French

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Matt Woodruff

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Eckart

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Myers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mike Reagoso

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Miki Rieth

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nathan Hauser

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Neil Langdon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Patrick Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Patrick Sutton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Paul Witte

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rick Freed

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Russell Shrewsbury

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sarah Perry McGee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shawn Bennett

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephen Dann

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tim Power

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Todd Clower

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • William Hanson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Zdave Deloach

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Carpenter

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $704,845
    From this org
    $578,737
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $126,108
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $411,840
    Bonus
    $164,736
    Other
    $2,161
    Deferred
    $80,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $46,108
    Filer's total
    $704,845
  • Al Romano

    SENIOR DIR, FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $148,416
    From this org
    $144,126
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,290
    Hours/week
    40
  • Lynn Muench

    SVP, REGIONAL ADV

    Total calculated
    $263,945
    From this org
    $229,207
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,738
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $206,119
    Bonus
    $22,200
    Other
    $888
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,738
    Filer's total
    $263,945
  • Peter Schrappen

    VP, PACIFIC & GEN COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $177,775
    From this org
    $156,780
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,995
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,166
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $614
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,995
    Filer's total
    $177,775
  • Ben Lerner

    VP, PUB AFFAIRS & COMMS

    Total calculated
    $184,070
    From this org
    $163,134
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,936
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,499
    Bonus
    $15,000
    Other
    $635
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,936
    Filer's total
    $184,070
  • Craig Montesano

    VP, LEG AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $251,231
    From this org
    $228,491
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,740
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $202,638
    Bonus
    $25,000
    Other
    $853
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,740
    Filer's total
    $251,231
  • Carmina Smith

    SVP, OPS & ADMIN

    Total calculated
    $220,376
    From this org
    $202,509
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,867
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $166,816
    Bonus
    $35,000
    Other
    $693
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,867
    Filer's total
    $220,376
  • Caitlyn Stewart

    VP, REG AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $189,108
    From this org
    $172,381
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,727
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,774
    Bonus
    $25,000
    Other
    $607
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,727
    Filer's total
    $189,108
  • Joseph Manion

    DIR, POL AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $168,842
    From this org
    $147,635
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,207
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $139,052
    Bonus
    $8,000
    Other
    $583
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,207
    Filer's total
    $168,842
  • Mark Wright

    VP, SOUTHERN

    Total calculated
    $180,173
    From this org
    $144,675
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,498
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $139,079
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $596
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,498
    Filer's total
    $180,173
  • Mike Breslin

    DIR, SAFETY & ENVIRON

    Total calculated
    $142,285
    From this org
    $124,026
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,259
    Hours/week
    40
  • Patrick Parsons

    COUNSEL & DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $113,138
    From this org
    $102,452
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,686
    Hours/week
    40
  • Brian Vahey

    VICE PRESIDENT-ATLANTIC REGION

    Total calculated
    $146,447
    From this org
    $132,152
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,295
    Hours/week
    40
  • Adrian Zamfir

    DIRECTOR, IT

    Total calculated
    $145,978
    From this org
    $122,482
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,496
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 4B
JENNIFER CARPENTER PARTICIPATED IN A 457F PLAN DURING 2022. THE ORGANIZATION CONTRIBUTED $80,000 FOR JENNIFER CARPENTER. THESE AMOUNTS ARE SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF FORFEITURE UNDER THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS PAC

    527 · POLITICAL ACTIVITY · VA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
26 October 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202333039349300143

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