Nonprofit · EIN 54-1332836
ATA LITIGATION CENTER
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20003
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $339,301 | $658,376 | -$319,075 | $69,869 | $9,031,666 | -$8,961,797 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $332,153 | $1,497,139 | -$1,164,986 | $68,244 | $8,710,966 | -$8,642,722 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $330,323
- Program service revenue
- $8,975
- Investment income
- $3
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $123,553
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $68,244
- Total assets, end of year
- $69,869
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $9,031,666
- Net assets, end of year
- -$8,961,797
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$8,961,797
- Gross receipts
- $339,301
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 29
- Year formed
- 1985
- State of legal domicile
- VA
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER SPEAR | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MEGAN MASITTO | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL S CARD | CHAIRMAN UNTIL OCT. Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES BURG VICE CHAIRMAN | UNTIL OCT., THEN CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DONALD SLAGER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD PIANKA CHIEF | COUNSEL, EVP & SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 13 | $0 |
| BRIAN KOHLWES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN W BURCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| W TOBIN CASSELS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN D CRAWFORD ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TJ ENGLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL R JOHNS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM T KRETSINGER SR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EDWIN ANGLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATHAN J MEISGEIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
16 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PETER B MURPHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE PARSONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT H RHEA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW OKUYIGA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN M SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETER SUMERFORD | DIRECTOR UNTIL OCTOBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIDGID SHIELDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE W WOOLSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CURT RUWE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL VENEGONI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSICA SUPERNAW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THOM JACKSON | DIRECTOR AS OF MAY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOB FATOVIC | DIRECTOR AS OF OCT. Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DENNIS DELLINGER | DIRECTOR AS OF OCT. Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RANDY GUILLOT | DIRECTOR UNTIL OCT. Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW BOYLE | DIRECTOR UNTIL OCT. Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 32 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER SPEAR | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL S CARD | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES BURG | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DONALD SLAGER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD PIANKA CHIEF | COUNSEL, EVP & SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 13 | $0 |
| BRIAN KOHLWES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN W BURCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| W TOBIN CASSELS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN D CRAWFORD ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TJ ENGLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL R JOHNS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM T KRETSINGER SR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EDWIN ANGLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATHAN J MEISGEIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETER B MURPHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE PARSONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT H RHEA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW OKUYIGA | DIRECTOR AS OF MAY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN M SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETER SUMERFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIDGID SHIELDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE W WOOLSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CURT RUWE | DIRECTOR AS OF OCTOBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RANDY GUILLOT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL VENEGONI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSICA SUPERNAW | DIRECTOR AS OF OCTOBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW BOYLE | DIRECTOR AS OF OCTOBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY G ASCHOFF | DIRECTOR UNTIL OCTOBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARTURO VOLPE | DIRECTOR UNTIL OCTOBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATHAN HARWELL | DIRECTOR UNTIL OCTOBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAN VAN ALSTINE | DIRECTOR UNTIL OCTOBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MEGAN MASITTO | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 80 M ST SE STE 800, WASHINGTON, DC 20003-3557
- In care of
- % JAMES R DUCKWORTH
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CHRISTOPHER SPEAR, 80 M STREET SE 800, WASHINGTON, DC 20003
- Signed the 990
- CHRISTOPHER SPEAR, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (703) 838-1959
- Return prepared by
- JM&M
Mission
THE CORE MISSION OF THE ATA LITIGATION CENTER IS TO PROMOTE AND DEFEND MOTOR CARRIER COMMON INTERESTS THROUGH LITIGATION.
Program accomplishments
- THE ATA LITIGATION CENTER PROMOTES AND DEFENDS MOTOR CARRIERS' COMMON INTERESTS THROUGH ADVOCACY, LEGAL COUNSELING, TRAINING, AND INFORMATION.
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 54-1332836
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1985
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $69,869
- Income (IRS master file)
- $339,301
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $339,301 | $658,376 | $69,869 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $332,153 | $1,497,139 | $68,244 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $683,325 | $2,503,788 | $65,480 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 54-1332836).
Questions about ATA LITIGATION CENTER
- What is the EIN of ATA LITIGATION CENTER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ATA LITIGATION CENTER is 54-1332836.
- Is ATA LITIGATION CENTER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1985.
- Are donations to ATA LITIGATION CENTER tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does ATA LITIGATION CENTER 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 ATA LITIGATION CENTER 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 ATA LITIGATION CENTER 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 ATA LITIGATION CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CHRISTOPHER SPEAR.
- Who are the officers and directors of ATA LITIGATION CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 31 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does ATA LITIGATION CENTER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $339,301, expenses of $658,376 and total assets of $69,869 at year end.
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