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Nonprofit · EIN 53-0258503

AMERICAN APPAREL AND FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION

Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20001

Financials

$7.4M$6.1M2023$8.1M$6.9M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of AMERICAN APPAREL AND FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$8,055,435$6,850,754$1,204,681$16,919,885$7,444,342$9,475,543
December 31, 2023990$7,366,544$6,091,520$1,275,024$15,339,255$7,367,971$7,971,284
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$0
Program service revenue
$7,070,522
Investment income
$495,954
Royalties
$30,919
Net rental income
$124,167
Net gain from sales of assets
$28,340
Net income from fundraising events
$333,774
Other revenue
$488,959

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$140,421
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$2,165,149
Other salaries and wages
$1,927,242
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$4,178,423
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$203,528
Occupancy
$511,703
Travel
$254,300
Depreciation
$82,987

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$15,339,255
Total assets, end of year
$16,919,885
Total liabilities, end of year
$7,444,342
Net assets, end of year
$9,475,543
Land, buildings and equipment
$420,797
Publicly traded securities
$9,413,796
Net assets without donor restrictions
$9,471,296
Net assets with donor restrictions
$4,247
Gross unrelated business income
$46,485
Gross receipts
$12,573,938
Employees
20
Volunteers
49
Year formed
1933
State of legal domicile
TN

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
STEPHEN EDWARD LAMARCEO & PRESIDENT
Officer
35$547,286$65,256
MAUREEN STORCHSVP, MEMBERSHIP
Key employee
35$401,089$44,440
NATHANAEL HERMANSVP, POLICY
Key employee
35$250,423$22,109
NATALIE CHADWICK LABELLASVP, COMMS &MKT
Key employee
35$206,045$16,279
AGATA BORRADORIVP FINANCE & ADMIN
Officer
35$188,721$24,684
BETH ANNE HUGHESVP, TRADE & CUSTOMS POLICY
Key employee
35$181,586$24,300
CORINNE MURPHY SUDERVP, EDU & CORP MKT
Officer
35$162,587$30,343
DARRELL SUMPTERSR OFFICE MGR/STAFF ACCT
Highest-paid employee
35$119,744$21,611
MEGAN BALKOVICSR DIR, MBR EXP & IND ENGAGE
Highest-paid employee
35$128,039$9,443
CHELSEA MURTHASENIOR DIRECTOR, SUSTAINABILITY
Highest-paid employee
35$127,396$9,136
REEM BSEISOPROGRAM MANAGER/GOVERNANCE LIAISON
Highest-paid employee
35$105,036$22,118
KATHERINE KOSCHERDIRECTOR, EVENTS & PROGRAM
Highest-paid employee
35$109,466$17,060
JOSUE SOLANOCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
HALIDE ALAGOZVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JOE PRESTONSECRETARY
Trustee or director
2$0$0
46 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
KATHERINE GOLDTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
TED DAGNESEPAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
CHRISTOPHER VOLPEEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DANILO AMORETTYEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
KAREN SMITHEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
KURT CAVANOEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MIKE FAIRCLOTHEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
TODD KAHNEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
TODD SOLLEREXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ABBEY DONEGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ALAN LUCHETTEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ALLAN ELLINGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ALLISON MURPHYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BILL ELLSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BRUCE MUNRODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
CAMERON BAILEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
CHRIS ALTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DAVID J KATZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DAVID J MILLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DAVID SAVMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DEBORAH WEINSWIGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
EDWARD A GRIBBINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
EDWARD M MANBURGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JAMES SCHWARTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JASON KRADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
KILLICK S DATTADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
LIZ O'NEILLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
LUIS MARQUINADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
LYDIA KEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MARK GITOMERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MELISSA NELSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MICHAEL MANSHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
OSCAR FELDENKREISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
PAULA ZUSIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
PETER CHARLESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
RICK HORWITCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
RICHARD C PRICEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
SALLY GILLIGANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
SARAH CLARKEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
SARAH HURZELERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
SARAH MCMULLINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
SHAWN CURRANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
SIDNEY D HOWARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
STAN CLAY JEWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
THOMAS C CHUBB IIIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
TOM LORANGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 58 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
STEPHEN EDWARD LAMARCEO & PRESIDENT
Officer
35$534,687$54,647
MAUREEN STORCHSVP, MEMBERSHIP
Key employee
35$425,750$39,183
NATHANAEL HERMANSVP, POLICY
Key employee
35$257,221$22,778
AGATA BORRADORIVP FINANCE & ADMIN
Officer
35$187,593$23,768
BETH ANNE HUGHESVP, TRADE & CUSTOMS POLICY
Highest-paid employee
35$183,942$23,156
NATALIE CHADWICK LABELLAVP, COMMS &MKT
Key employee
35$179,756$14,976
CORINNE MURPHY SUDERSR DIR, EDU & CORP MKT
Officer
35$156,711$24,801
DARRELL SUMPTERSR OFFICE MGR/STAFF ACCT
Highest-paid employee
35$125,774$28,140
MEGAN BALKOVICDIR, MBR EXP & IND ENGAGE
Highest-paid employee
35$137,081$9,343
JENNIFER HANKSSENIOR DIRECTOR, BRAND PROTECTION
Highest-paid employee
35$119,577$23,848
KATHERINE KOSCHERDIRECTOR, EVENTS & PROGRAMMING
Highest-paid employee
35$122,891$16,613
TED DAGNESECHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JOSUE SOLANOVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
KATHERINE GOLDTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
HALIDE ALAGOZSECRETARY
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CAMERON BAILEYEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOE PRESTONEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
KAREN SMITHEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
KURT CAVANOEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MIKE FAIRCLOTHEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
TODD KAHNEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ABBEY DONEGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ALAN LUCHETTEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ALLAN ELLINGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ALLISON MURPHYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BILL ELLSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BRUCE MUNRODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CHRIS ALTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CHRISTOPHER VOLPEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
COLIN BROWNEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DANILO AMORETTYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DAVID J KATZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DAVID J MILLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DAVID SAVMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DEBORAH WEINSWIGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
EDWARD A GRIBBINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
EDWARD M MANBURGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JAMES SCHWARTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JASON KRADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
KILLICK S DATTADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
LIZ O'NEILLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
LUIS MARQUINADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
LYDIA KEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MARK BURSTEINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MARK GITOMERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MELISSA NELSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MICHAEL MANSHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
OSCAR FELDENKREISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
PAULA ZUSIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
RICHARD C PRICEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
RICK HORWITCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SALLY GILLIGANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SARAH CLARKEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SIDNEY D HOWARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
STAN CLAY JEWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
THOMAS C CHUBB IIIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
TODD SOLLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
TOM LORANGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
740 6TH ST NW STE 400, WASHINGTON, DC 20001-3798
In care of
% AGATA BORRADORI
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
STEPHEN LAMAR, 740 6TH ST NW STE 400, WASHINGTON, DC 200013798
Signed the 990
STEPHEN LAMAR, PRESIDENT & CEO
Phone
(202) 853-9080
Return prepared by
SIKICH LLC

Mission

THE AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION (AAFA) IS THE NATIONAL TRADE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING APPAREL, FOOTWEAR AND OTHER SEWN PRODUCTS COMPANIES, AND THEIR SUPPLIERS, WHICH COMPETE IN THE GLOBAL MARKET. REPRESENTING MORE THAN 1,100 WORLD FAMOUS NAME BRANDS, AAFA IS THE TRUSTED PUBLIC POLICY AND POLITICAL VOICE OF THE APPAREL AND FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY, ITS MANAGEMENT AND SHAREHOLDERS, ITS MORE THAN 3.6 MILLION U.S. WORKERS, AND ITS CONTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN $523 BILLION IN ANNUAL U.S. RETAIL SALES. AAFA DRIVES PROGRESS ON THREE KEY PRIORITIES: BRAND PROTECTION; SUPPLY CHAIN & SOURCING; AND TRADE, LOGISTICS, & MANUFACTURING. AAFA APPROACHES THIS WORK THROUGH THE LENS OF PURPOSE-DRIVEN LEADERSHIP IN A MANNER THAT SUPPORTS EACH MEMBER'S ABILITY TO BUILD AND SUSTAIN INCLUSIVE AND DIVERSE CULTURES, MEET AND ADVANCE ESG GOALS, AND DRAW UPON THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • THE ASSOCIATION HOLDS CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS RELATING TO THE APPAREL AND FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY, ISSUES NEWSLETTERS TO INFORM ITS MEMBERS ON CHANGES IN THE INDUSTRY AND PRESENTS THE VIEWPOINTS OF ITS MEMBERS TO LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY BODIES.WITH OVER 350 MEMBERS, THE ASSOCIATION ACCOUNTS FOR MORE THAN 1,000 NAME BRANDS.

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
53-0258503
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1942
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$16,919,885
Income (IRS master file)
$12,573,938

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$8,055,435$6,850,754$16,919,885XML
990December 2023$7,366,544$6,091,520$15,339,255XML
990December 2022$6,640,273$5,534,363$13,900,144IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––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 53-0258503).

Questions about AMERICAN APPAREL AND FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION

What is the EIN of AMERICAN APPAREL AND FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN APPAREL AND FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION is 53-0258503.
Is AMERICAN APPAREL AND FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1942.
Are donations to AMERICAN APPAREL AND FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does AMERICAN APPAREL AND FOOTWEAR 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 APPAREL AND FOOTWEAR 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 APPAREL AND FOOTWEAR 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 APPAREL AND FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names STEPHEN LAMAR.
Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN APPAREL AND FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 61 people; 12 received compensation from the organization, the highest $547,286 (STEPHEN EDWARD LAMAR, CEO & PRESIDENT).
How much revenue does AMERICAN APPAREL AND FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $8,055,435, expenses of $6,850,754 and total assets of $16,919,885 at year end.

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