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American Welding Society Inc

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Community Improvement, Capacity Building / Promotion of Business (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$41.6M (2022)

Expenses
$30.5M (2022)

Total Assets
$132M (2022)

Total Liabilities
$8.65M (2022)

Years with missing data
Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2022

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$41,620,647
Expenses
$30,545,163
Net Income
$11,075,484
Net Assets
$122,972,971
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $39,064,358
93.9%
Investment Income $2,401,461
5.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $154,828
0.4%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,101,395
3.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $10,875,530
35.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $131,619,753
Total Liabilities $8,646,782
Net Assets $122,972,971
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Gary W Konarska (Secretary/Executive Dir/Ceo) $516,132 $0 $38,179
Ray W Shook (Former Excecutive Director) $445,870 $0 $0
Gesana Villegas (Cfo & Chief Admin Officer) $288,629 $0 $24,972
Catherine R Ospina (Sr Vp Marketing & Member Devel) $238,509 $0 $24,633
John D Perry (Managing Director, Info System) $212,091 $0 $26,156
John Gayler (Sr Vp, Welding & Technology) $207,624 $0 $25,859
Annette M Alonso (Managing Director, Publishing) $165,596 $0 $18,545
Tatiana Milan (Sr. Director, Hr) $152,182 $0 $22,405
Monica A Pfarr (Executive Director, Foundation) $101,869 $87,036 $14,930
Dr W Rick Polanin (President) $0 $0 $0
Dr Tom J Lienert (Past President) $0 $0 $0
Robert W Roth (Past President) $0 $0 $0
Dennis K Eck (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Richard L Holdren (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Michael A Krupnicki (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Carey Chen (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Timothy C Kinnaman (District 1 Director) $0 $0 $0
Ken Temme (District 2 Director) $0 $0 $0
Sean P Moran (District 3 Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Anver Classens (District 4 Director) $0 $0 $0
Daryl E Peterson (District 5 Director) $0 $0 $0
Ronald H Stahura (District 6 Director) $0 $0 $0
Roger Hilty (District 7 Director) $0 $0 $0
James Thompson (District 8 Director) $0 $0 $0
Calvin Pepper (District 9 Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$41,705,708
Expenses
$27,861,391
Net Income
$13,844,317
Net Assets
$140,008,261
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $37,535,835
90.0%
Investment Income $3,812,723
9.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $357,150
0.9%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,474,356
5.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $9,058,610
32.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $147,619,451
Total Liabilities $7,611,190
Net Assets $140,008,261
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Gary W Konarska (Secretary/Executive Dir/Ceo) $446,335 $0 $54,006
Ray W Shook (Former Executive Dir Emeritus) $408,941 $0 $0
Gesana Villegas (Cfo & Chief Admin Officer) $276,767 $0 $32,822
Catherine R Ospina (Sr Vp Marketing & Member Devel) $226,933 $0 $30,365
John D Perry (Managing Director, Info System) $197,862 $0 $35,824
John Gayler (Sr Vp, Welding & Technology) $192,503 $0 $36,032
Annette M Alonso (Managing Director, Publishing) $167,880 $0 $25,688
Monica A Pfarr (Executive Director, Foundation) $165,075 $0 $13,509
Denny Smith (Managing Dir, Certification) $163,892 $0 $18,797
Michael Rovins (Director, Global Sales) $163,318 $0 $12,869
Andrew R Davis (Director, Int'l Activities) $147,294 $0 $18,130
Robert W Roth (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dale A Flood (Past President) $0 $0 $0
Tom J Lienert (Past President) $0 $0 $0
Dennis K Eck (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Mike A Krupnicki (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
W Rick Polanin (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Carey Chen (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Doug A Desrochers (District 1 Director) $0 $0 $0
Ken Temme (District 2 Director) $0 $0 $0
Sean P Moran (District 3 Director) $0 $0 $0
Lynn E Showalter (District 4 Director) $0 $0 $0
Daryl Peterson (District 5 Director) $0 $0 $0
Ron H Stahura (District 6 Director) $0 $0 $0
Roger Hilty (District 7 Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$36,629,098
Expenses
$26,648,599
Net Income
$9,980,499
Net Assets
$125,702,790
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $33,974,045
92.8%
Investment Income $2,388,440
6.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $266,613
0.7%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $9,910,680
37.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $132,732,764
Total Liabilities $7,029,974
Net Assets $125,702,790
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ray W Shook (Executive Director Emeritus) $590,061 $0 $0
Gesana Villegas (Cfo & Chief Administration Officer) $295,366 $0 $60,071
Gary W Konarska (Secretary, Executive Director & Ceo) $283,583 $0 $35,824
Catherine R Ospina (Sr. Vp Marketing & Member Development) $239,574 $0 $39,297
John Gayler (Sr. Vice President, Welding & Technology) $212,853 $0 $37,110
John D Perry (Managing Director, Information Services) $193,238 $0 $36,869
Monica A Pfarr (Executive Director, Foundation) $176,597 $0 $14,704
Annette M Alonso (Managing Director, Publishing) $168,893 $0 $26,988
Denny Smith (Managing Director, Certification) $161,602 $0 $19,221
Matthew Miller (Former Executive Director & Ceo) $153,956 $0 $0
Michael J Walsh (Managing Director, Sales And Customer Service) $145,474 $0 $14,739
Robert W Roth (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Dale A Flood (Past President) $0 $0 $0
Tom J Lienert (Past President) $0 $0 $0
Dennis K Eck (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Mike A Krupnicki (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Carey Chen (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Doug A Desrochers (District 1 Director) $0 $0 $0
Harland W Thompson (District 2 Director) $0 $0 $0
Sean P Moran (District 3 Director) $0 $0 $0
Lynn E Showalter (District 4 Director) $0 $0 $0
Howard Record (District 5 Director) $0 $0 $0
Ron H Stahura (District 6 Director) $0 $0 $0
Roger Hilty (District 7 Director) $0 $0 $0
Jim Thompson (District 8 Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$43,851,824
Expenses
$31,387,067
Net Income
$12,464,757
Net Assets
$105,516,381
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $40,968,671
93.4%
Investment Income $2,717,057
6.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $166,096
0.4%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,879,731
6.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $9,305,405
29.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $113,940,298
Total Liabilities $8,423,917
Net Assets $105,516,381
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ray Shook (Interim Executive Director) $561,458 $0 $34
Matthew M Miller (Ceo & Executive Director) $485,060 $0 $14,152
Gesana Villegas (Chief Financial Officer) $263,660 $0 $19,023
Catherine Ospina (Senior Vice President Stra) $220,282 $0 $16,322
John Gayler (Senior Vice President, Wel) $191,117 $0 $14,219
Michael Walsh (Managing Director, Technic) $190,016 $0 $12,542
John Perry (Managing Director, Information Services) $189,465 $0 $14,512
Jeff Kamentz (Corporate Director, Int'l) $185,827 $0 $9,101
Sofia Samuels (Chief Marketing Officer) $158,154 $0 $7,387
Monica Pfarr (Executive Director, Aws Fo) $154,640 $0 $11,479
Annette Alonso (Vice President, Publishing And Education) $149,922 $0 $11,144
Carey Chen (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Rick Polanin (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Sayee Raghunathan (Director At Large) $0 $0 $0
John R Bray (Past President) $0 $0 $0
Dale H Lange (District 12 Director) $0 $0 $0
Larry Heckendorn (District 7 Director) $0 $0 $0
Douglas A Desrochers (District 1 Director) $0 $0 $0
Joshua Burgess (District 8 Director) $0 $0 $0
Dennis K Eck (Director At Large) $0 $0 $0
Dale A Flood (Past President) $0 $0 $0
Howard Record (District 5 Director) $0 $0 $0
Pierrette H Gorman (District 20 Director) $0 $0 $0
Lynn E Showalter (District 4 Director) $0 $0 $0
Shawn M Mcdaniel (District 19 Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$42,772,366
Expenses
$32,199,586
Net Income
$10,572,780
Net Assets
$88,669,059
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $38,848,111
90.8%
Investment Income $2,379,564
5.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $110,199
0.3%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,434,492
3.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,595,995
5.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $9,360,442
29.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $95,983,634
Total Liabilities $7,314,575
Net Assets $88,669,059
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Matthew M Miller (Ceo & Executive Director) $401,940 $0 $40,500
Ray Shook (Executive Director Emeritus) $347,301 $0 $38,584
Gesana Villegas (Chief Financial Officer) $258,368 $0 $37,060
Gricelda Manalich (Former Corporate Director Hr And Comp Benefits) $238,828 $0 $7,910
Jeff Kamentz (Corporate Director, Int'l) $226,254 $0 $11,407
Catherine Ospina (Senior Vice President Strategy) $215,649 $0 $15,926
Sofia Samuels (Chief Marketing Officer) $190,104 $0 $14,592
John Gayler (Senior Vice President, Welding & Technology) $182,632 $0 $13,543
Michael Walsh (Managing Director, Technical) $164,296 $0 $11,976
Monica Pfarr (Executive Director, Aws Foundation) $152,180 $0 $11,200
Carey Chen (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Rick Polanin (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
David L Mcquaid (Past President) $0 $0 $0
John R Bray (Past President) $0 $0 $0
Dale H Lange (District 12 Director) $0 $0 $0
Uwe Aschemeier (District 7 Director) $0 $0 $0
Douglas A Desrochers (District 1 Director) $0 $0 $0
Joshua Burgess (District 8 Director) $0 $0 $0
Dennis K Eck (Director At Large) $0 $0 $0
Dale A Flood (President) $0 $0 $0
Joseph T Mahoney (District 5 Director) $0 $0 $0
Pierrette H Gorman (District 20 Director) $0 $0 $0
Stewart A Harris (District 4 Director) $0 $0 $0
Shawn M Mcdaniel (District 19 Director) $0 $0 $0
Tony Anderson (Director At Large) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$41,819,861
Expenses
$31,317,843
Net Income
$10,502,018
Net Assets
$87,046,226
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $39,926,158
95.5%
Investment Income $1,740,552
4.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $153,151
0.4%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,696,766
5.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $8,900,357
28.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $94,138,670
Total Liabilities $7,092,444
Net Assets $87,046,226

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$41,562,208
Expenses
$29,364,495
Net Income
$12,197,713
Net Assets
$76,894,920
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $40,315,236
97.0%
Investment Income $1,193,334
2.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $53,638
0.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,425,651
4.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $8,846,633
30.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $83,166,717
Total Liabilities $6,271,797
Net Assets $76,894,920

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$41,861,307
Expenses
$28,924,498
Net Income
$12,936,809
Net Assets
$67,650,372
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $40,667,629
97.1%
Investment Income $1,157,590
2.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $36,088
0.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $7,980,211
27.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $73,951,408
Total Liabilities $6,301,036
Net Assets $67,650,372

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$36,973,479
Expenses
$26,227,917
Net Income
$10,745,562
Net Assets
$59,956,050
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $35,855,387
97.0%
Investment Income $1,198,019
3.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income -$79,927
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,994,422
7.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $7,424,264
28.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $65,070,294
Total Liabilities $5,114,244
Net Assets $59,956,050

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$33,661,391
Expenses
$22,890,751
Net Income
$10,770,640
Net Assets
$61,047,132
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $31,659,120
94.1%
Investment Income $776,734
2.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income -$1,232,437
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $2,457,974
7.3%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $7,903,859
34.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $65,494,312
Total Liabilities $4,447,180
Net Assets $61,047,132

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$27,643,632
Expenses
$19,771,608
Net Income
$7,872,024
Net Assets
$49,194,300
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $27,751,481
> 100%
Investment Income $604,228
2.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income -$712,077
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $7,309,493
37.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $53,556,292
Total Liabilities $4,361,992
Net Assets $49,194,300

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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