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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by AMERICAN ORGANIZATION FOR NURSING LEADERSHIP.

Totals

Total revenue
$13,283,143
Total expenses
$12,525,762
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$19,000
Program service revenue
$12,368,702
Investment income
$482,151
Other revenue
$432,290
Total assets, end of year
$26,120,718
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,826,511
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$19,294,207
Program services expenses (Part IX)
not reported
Management and general expenses
not reported
Fundraising expenses
not reported
Program service expenses (Part III)
$0

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: TRADE SHOWS

    total $9,524,005 · related or exempt $9,524,005

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $2,571,317 · related or exempt $2,571,317

  • 2c · Program service revenue: RENEWAL FEES

    total $186,660 · related or exempt $186,660

  • 2d · Program service revenue: LICENSING

    total $86,720 · related or exempt $86,720

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $442,013 · excluded $442,013

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $55,830 · excluded $55,830

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $177,074

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $136,936

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $40,138 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $40,138 · excluded $40,138

  • 11a · Other revenue: Advertising

    total $349,590 · unrelated business $349,590

  • 11b · Other revenue: MAILING LABEL REVENUE

    total $17,850 · unrelated business $17,850

  • 11c · Other revenue: MISCELLANOUS REVENUE

    total $9,020 · related or exempt $9,020

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $376,460

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $19,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,082,894

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,249,595

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $116,105

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $340,333

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $208,283

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $85,949

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $4,150

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $7,672

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,042,009

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $365,849

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $713,193

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $275,683

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $357,965

  • 17 · Travel

    total $601,413

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $3,676,675

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $145,800

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $12,000

  • 24a · Other expenses: Support Services

    total $869,616

  • 24b · Other expenses: TAXES

    total $226,347

  • 24c · Other expenses: Credentialing

    total $89,916

  • 24d · Other expenses: BOOKS / PERIODICALS

    total $17,601

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $17,714

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $9,793,682 · end of year $10,929,658

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $219,474 · end of year $471,430

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $821,386 · end of year $1,117,176

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

    $0

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

    $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $12,641,916 · end of year $13,602,454

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $60,341 · end of year $154,344

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $5,230,576 · end of year $6,256,029

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $446,588 · end of year $416,138

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $17,597,542 · end of year $19,152,796

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $141,411 · end of year $141,411

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

The American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) is the national organization of nurses who design, facilitate, and manage care. With more than 10,000 members, AONL is the voice of nursing leadership in health care. The AONL mission is to shape health care through innovative and expert nursing leadership.

Activities or mission (Part I)

The American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) is the national organization of nurses who design, facilitate, and manage care. With more than 10,000 members, AONL is the voice of nursing leadership in health care.

  • AONL SERVES ITS MEMBERS AND THE NURSING PROFESSION WITH A NUMBER OF EDUCATIONAL programs (face to face and online) PUBLICATIONS, THE AONL WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, AND THE AONL ANNUAL MEETING AND EXPOSITION. AONL provides nurse leader education programs for executives, directors, managers and clinical leaders. Topics range from health care finance, CENP and CNML review courses, shared governance and emerging leader competencies. AONL's annual meeting has over 50 concurrent sessions as well as multiple nationally known keynote speakers and over 3,500 nurse leaders attend. Continuing education credits is available for most AONL programs. AONL develops Guiding Principles, Tool Kits, position statements and articles on all topics affecting nurse leaders.

  • AONL serves its members by: offering information that supports and enhances the management, leadership, educational and professional development of nursing leaders, providing vision and actions for nursing leadership to meet the health care needs of society, influencing legislation and public policy related to nursing and patient care issues, and facilitating and supporting research and development efforts that advance nursing administration practice and quality patient care. AONL'S NETWORK OF PROFESSIONALS PROVIDES ACCESS TO THE DIVERSE TALENTS AND EXPERIENCES OF THOUSANDS OF NURSES WHO ARE COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE IN NURSING LEADERSHIP AND PATIENT CARE DELIVERY.

  • AONL ADVOCATES ON THE ISSUES OF MOST CONCERN TO NURSE LEADERS AND THOSE THEY SERVE, INCLUDING SUPPORTING THE NURSE EDUCATION ACT, SUPPORTING INITIATIVES THAT WILL ENSURE A SAFE AND QUALITY-DRIVEN ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PATIENTS AND PROVIDERS, AND SUPPORTING LEGISLATION THAT WILL FOSTER THE NURSE LEADER'S ROLE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CARE ENVIRONMENT, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS RELATED TO STAFFING, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND PATIENT CARE SERVICES.

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Deborah Zimmermann

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $10,000
    From this org
    $10,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ena Williams

    PRESIDENT ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Roberta O Begley

    AONL CEO / SECRETARY (END 12/2024)

    Total calculated
    $860,868
    From this org
    $806,259
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $54,609
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $546,369
    Bonus
    $133,976
    Other
    $125,914
    Deferred
    $20,700
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,909
    Filer's total
    $860,868
  • Simmy King

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Charles Charley Larsen

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Christi Nguyen

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Claire Grant

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Claire M Zangerle

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Crystal Bennett

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Crystal Mitchell

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Diane Regan

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joel Moore

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joy Parchment

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kimberly Landers

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nickolaus Nick Escobedo

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rachel Culpepper

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rosanne Raso

    TRUSTEE - AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sylvain Syl Trepanier

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tina Mammone

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Kelsey M Irish

    AONL DIR OF OPRNS - COO

    Total calculated
    $212,026
    From this org
    $199,289
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,737
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $184,919
    Bonus
    $6,525
    Other
    $7,845
    Deferred
    $12,737
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $212,026
  • Amy E Trueblood

    SR DIRECTOR AONL LDSHP DEVELOP

    Total calculated
    $141,515
    From this org
    $119,967
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,548
    Hours/week
    40
  • Angela B Taylor

    SR DIRECTOR AONL MKTG COM

    Total calculated
    $215,057
    From this org
    $187,655
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,402
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $172,991
    Bonus
    $8,627
    Other
    $6,037
    Deferred
    $11,297
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,105
    Filer's total
    $215,057
  • Denise M Constantine

    SR MGR AONL MKTG COMM

    Total calculated
    $154,836
    From this org
    $130,779
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,057
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $127,662
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $3,117
    Deferred
    $7,952
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,105
    Filer's total
    $154,836
  • Elaine H Perkins

    DIRECTOR AONL EDUCATION

    Total calculated
    $172,022
    From this org
    $146,568
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,454
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $136,634
    Bonus
    $6,740
    Other
    $3,194
    Deferred
    $8,828
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,626
    Filer's total
    $172,022
  • Stacey L Chappell

    DIR AONL ADVCY EXT COMM

    Total calculated
    $179,612
    From this org
    $151,652
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,960
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,059
    Bonus
    $6,995
    Other
    $7,598
    Deferred
    $9,355
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,605
    Filer's total
    $179,612

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

  • 1a · Discretionary spending account
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Discretionary spending account
During the year, the organization provided Roberta O. Begley with a discretionary spending account. The benefit was included in the CEO's taxable compensation.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 3 Arrangement used to establish the top management official's compensation
SEE NARRATIVE FOR FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15B
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4a Severance or change-of-control payment
PER THE TERMS OF A SEVERANCE AGREEMENT, RONDA G. HUGHES RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT TOTALING $17,400 THAT WAS TREATED AS TAXABLE IN 2024.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4b Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
DURING THE 2024 CALENDAR YEAR, AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, A RELATED TAX EXEMPT ENTITY, MAINTAINED A SUPPLEMENTAL NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN. THE FOLLOWING REPORTABLE INDIVIDUALS WERE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT PLAN: - ROBERTA O. BEGLEY DURING 2024, THE FOLLOWING CONTRIBUTIONS WERE MADE BY AHA TO THE PLAN: - ROBERTA O. BEGLEY - $84,429 DURING 2024, THE FOLLOWING DISTRIBUTIONS WERE MADE BY AHA FROM THE PLAN: - ROBERTA O. BEGLEY - $84,429 ALL VESTED/PAID OUT AMOUNTS WERE TREATED AS TAXABLE AND INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B)(III).

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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • HEALTH FORUM INC

    C Corporation · PUBLICATIONS · IL · 0% owned · share of income $0 · share of assets $0

    Directly controlled by AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202513179349311531

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