Ata Litigation Center

“Form 990, part vi, section a, line 2 james a mullen and richard s reiser have a business relationship.”

“Form 990, part vi, section b, line 11b the organization's governing body approved a services and supply agreement whereby american trucking associations, inc. (ata) provides executive, administrative, and professional services to the organization. The organization's governing body has also delegated other financial and investment responsibilities to ata and its chief financial officer to be carried out consistent with ata guidelines. As a result, draft versions of the 990 tax returns are reviewed by the ata senior vice president & controller and then forwarded to an independent accounting firm for review. The 990 tax returns are then reviewed by the ata management committee prior to filing.”

“Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c THE ATA LITIGATION CENTER REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ALL CONTRACTS GO THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE REVIEW PROCESS. ALL ACCOUNTS PAYABLE CHECKS ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY EITHER THE ATA SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & CONTROLLER OR THE ATA ASSISTANT CONTROLLER BEFORE THEY ARE RELEASED. IF AN EMPLOYEE IS MADE AWARE OF A CONFLICT THEY ARE INSTRUCTED TO DISCLOSE THE SITUATION THROUGH THE PROPER CHAIN SO THAT THE APPROPRIATE ACTION MAY TAKE PLACE.”

“Form 990, part vi, section b, lines 15a and 15b the ata litigation center employees are paid by a related organization, the american trucking associations, inc. (ata). Ata uses an outside compensation consultant to conduct an annual review of the president & ceo's compensation and all senior staff. The process includes a review of the current cash compensation (base salary plus incentive bonus and benefits). Secondly, the consultant conducts a market analysis comparing the ceo's compensation with the compensation of ceo's of comparable trade associations. The senior staff's compensation is compared to compensation of comparable positions in a comparator group of trade associations. The ata compensation committee is a subcommittee of the ata executive committee, a subcommittee of the ata board of directors. The compensation committee considers the results of these analyses when determining compensation levels of all senior staff.”

“Form 990, part vi, section c, lines 18 and 19 the ata litigation center makes governing documents, financial statements and the conflict of interest policy available to the board members. The conflict of interest policy is also available to staff. Tax returns are available to the public upon request.”

“Form 990, part ix, line 11g professional services: administration charges from affiliate $392,444.”