ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICE… - Form 990 Financial Data

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Organization Details

Formation Year

1962

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

ROBERT WILCOX

Phone

2128703400

Tax Period

2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES INC, founded in 1962, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Mental Health sector that reported $14.9M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue surged 22% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum.

Mission

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES ("A.A.W.S.") PUBLISHES LITERATURE AND RELATED MATERIALS FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECOVERY FROM ALCOHOLISM. IN ADDITION, NET PROCEEDS OF SUCH LITERATURE ARE PROVIDED TO THE GENERAL SERVICE BOARD OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS INC. TO SUPPORT SERVICE ACTIVITY.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $10,939,511 Revenue: $14,935,497

SALE OF BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, AND OTHER MATERIAL DIRECTED TOWARD RECOVERY FROM ALCOHOLISM. DURING 2023, A.A.W.S. SOLD MORE THAN 5 MILLION PIECES OF LITERATURE. THIS INCLUDES OVER 878 THOUSAND COPIES OF "ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS" (AKA "THE BIG BOOK") AND OVER 329 THOUSAND COPIES OF "12 STEPS AND 12 TRADITIONS." A.A. LITERATURE HAS BEEN TRANSLATED INTO MORE THAN 110 LANGUAGES INCLUDING 74 DIFFERENT LANGUAGE TRANSLATIONS OF "THE BIG BOOK." A.A. LITERATURE HAS ALSO BEEN CONVERTED INTO MANY FORMATS FOR THE DIFFERENTLY ABLED INCLUDING LARGE PRINT, AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE, QUEBEC SIGN LANGUAGE, BRAILLE, AUDIO, AND VIDEO. A.A. LITERATURE IS DISTRIBUTED BY OVER 1.4 MILLION INDIVIDUALS IN OVER 57,000 GROUPS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $0

Program Service Revenue $14,935,497

Investment Income $684

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $14,936,181

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $4,357,798

Fundraising Expenses $0

Program Expenses $10,939,511

Other Expenses $10,499,671

TOTAL EXPENSES $14,857,469

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$14,936,181	$12,278,134	+0.2%
Expenses	$14,857,469	$14,184,023	+0.0%
Net Income	$78,712	$-1,905,889	-1.0%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✓ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✗ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

103

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$1,009,373

Total Directors

Key Employees

$688,696

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
ROBERT WILCOX	PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER	17.5	Officer	$305,990	$59,538	$365,528
SANDRA WILSON	STAFF SERVICES DIRECTOR	17.5	Highest	$189,240	$91,683	$280,923
DAVID ROSEN	PUBLISHING DIRECTOR	35.0	Key Emp	$234,945	$37,164	$272,109
PAUL KONIGSTEIN	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	17.5	Officer	$208,267	$42,301	$250,568
LORNA GRAHAM	TECHNOLOGY SERVICES DIRECTOR	17.5	Key Emp	$187,861	$27,964	$215,825
CLORINDA VALENTI	COMMUNICATION SERVICES DIR.	35.0	Highest	$183,651	$22,020	$205,671
MALINI SINGH	DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS	17.5	Key Emp	$162,963	$37,799	$200,762
ZENAIDA MEDINA	CONTROLLER	17.5	Highest	$151,672	$42,894	$194,566
DINA FRIEDEL	DIRECTOR of human resources	17.5	Highest	$171,550	$19,510	$191,060
AMES SWEET	EXECUTIVE EDITOR	17.5	Highest	$157,104	$25,460	$182,564
RACHEL JOSEPH	VICE PRESIDENT (as of 10/23)	17.5	Officer	$136,652	$24,461	$161,113
JEFFREY WINE	VICE PRESIDENT (THRU 10/23)	17.5	Officer	$101,389	$6,589	$107,978
PAMELA POREMSKI	SECRETARY (as of 5/23)	17.5	Officer	$91,258	$367	$91,625
CHARLOTTE D'AUGUSTINE	SECRETARY (THRU 4/23)	17.5	Officer	$29,167	$3,394	$32,561
DEBORAH KOLTAI	VICE CHAIR, (CHAIR THRU 4/23)	5.0	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
CAROLYN WALSH	TREAS., (VICE CHAIR THRU 4/23)	5.0	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
CATHI CLARK	CHAIR, (TREASURER THRU 4/23)	5.0	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
VERA FARRELL	DIRECTOR	5.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
REILLY KALLES	DIRECTOR (AS OF 5/23)	5.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
CLINTON MACKENZIE	DIRECTOR	5.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
IRMA VAN DE BON-NICOL	DIRECTOR (THRU 4/23)	5.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
JOHN WEIS	DIRECTOR	5.0	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$14,936,181	$14,857,469	$10,265,907	$78,712
2022	$12,278,134	$14,184,023	$10,765,004	$-1,905,889
2021	$12,110,846	$13,154,309	$9,187,849	$-1,043,463
2020	$9,098,279	$9,652,589	$9,943,907	$-554,310
2019	$11,331,523	$8,769,566	$10,233,945	$2,561,957
2018	$11,220,678	$9,168,282	$7,592,140	$2,052,396

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES INC