American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers-group Return

Nonprofit profile at a glance

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Amounts in USD.

25 people listed

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Organized for the purpose of

Meetings and seminars for members. Individual chapters hold meetings/seminars on subjects related to matrimonial law for members and invited guests

Revenue model: Earned-program. 77% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model: Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Consistency checks: 83.3%; rating input score 83; 0th percentile among comparable filings
Pay-setting controls: Limited
Foreign activity oversight: Limited
Grant itemization coverage: 47%; rating input score 47; 14th percentile among comparable filings
Major donor itemization: Limited
Related-party transparency: Limited

Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
Governance controls: 5 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 71
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Limited
- Other executive compensation review process: Limited
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Operating margin: 10.1%; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.93; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Program expense growth: Limited
Revenue growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
Asset growth: 9.3% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
Governance: 207 of 207 board members independent · 5 of 9 filing controls reported
Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments
Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 25 people listed
Consistency: 7 of 8 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes grants
Filing history: 2 filing years from 2013 to 2015
Contacts: How to reach this organization
Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
Related organizations: 4 filed related-organization links
Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 47/100.
Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 43/100.