EIN 13-0432130

American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(6)
Num. employees
104
Year formed
1925
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
AHLA provides focused advocacy, communications support, and educational resources for an industry generating $155.5 billion in annual sales from 4.9 million guestrooms.
Total revenues
$25,089,443
2023
Total expenses
$28,519,977
2023
Total assets
$38,074,407
2023
Num. employees
104
2023

Program areas at AHLA

Government affairs: the American Hotel & Lodging Association (ahla) is committed to promoting innovative policy solutions that elevate the domestic Lodging industry and the millions of jobs it supports. Ahla's advocacy agenda includes supporting and promoting our workforce, protecting our guests and the guest experience, ensuring a level playing field with alternative accommodations platforms that impact neighborhoods and affordable housing, highlighting our industries commitment to sustainable practices and promoting travel and tourism. Ahla works in a bipartisan, bicameral manner to advocate for policies so that our industry, our employees and the communities across the country where we operate continue to thrive.
Signature conferences & events: ahla develops, manages, and operates numerous high-quality conferences and events annually, domestically and abroad, providing its membership with valuable information, research, and networking opportunities. These events generate significant revenue through registration fees and sponsorships, supporting the Association's mission. In 2023, ahla's conference and events program featured a robust calendar of programming, strong member attendance and engagement, and the successful launch of the hospitality show, a new trade show developed in partnership with questex.
Member engagement:1. Independent Hotel rooms were up 40% in membership 2. Signed an agreement with Hotel Association of canada to launch green key global certification throughout north america. 3. Member satisfaction rose to 79% in 2023 relative to 68% in 2019.
Markting and communications:the marketing and communications department's (marcomm) mission is to communicate the message of ahla and the Hotel industry to our members, staff, and the public. Our messaging targets each audience directly and is supported by data. We harness the knowledge and expertise of the entire ahla team. The marcomm department is organized into four teams: marketing, media relations, content, and internal and executive communications.

Grants made by AHLA

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Hospitality Is WorkingContribution From Ahla To Hospitality Is Working$286,500
Angelenos Protecting HospitalityContribution From Ahla To Aha$200,000
The 60 Plus FoundationGeneral Support Contribution$133,229
...and 9 more grants made

Who funds American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA)To Support the Organization$14,410

Personnel at AHLA

NameTitleCompensation
Brad RahinskyPresident and Chief Executive Officer
David DuncanPresident and CEO, First Hospitality
Kevin CareyInterim President and Chief Executive Officer$693,019
Michael JacobsonPresident and Chief Executive Officer, Illinois Hotel
Navin DimondFounder and Chief Executive Officer , Stonebridge Companies / Chief Executive Officer and Chairman / Board$0
...and 11 more key personnel

Financials for AHLA

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$824,803
Program services$22,011,524
Investment income and dividends$588,780
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$877,545
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$456,292
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$330,499
Total revenues$25,089,443

Form 990s for AHLA

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-11-11990View PDF
2022-122023-10-18990View PDF
2021-122022-11-11990View PDF
2020-122021-11-08990View PDF
2019-122021-06-08990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s
Data update history
February 24, 2025
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
February 20, 2025
Updated personnel
Identified 7 new personnel
January 6, 2025
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
January 5, 2025
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $14,410 from Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA)
January 25, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 21 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsTrade associationsBusiness and community development organizationsHeadquarter / parent organizations
Issues
Business and industry
Characteristics
MembershipsPolitical advocacyCommunity engagement / volunteeringRelated 527
General information
Address
1250 I St NW 1100
Washington, DC 20005
Metro area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
County
District of Columbia, DC
Website URL
ahla.com/ 
Phone
(713) 743-6797
Facebook page
hotelassociation 
Twitter profile
@ahla 
IRS details
EIN
13-0432130
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1925
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
No
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
S41: Promotion of Business
NAICS code, primary
813910: Trade Associations
Parent/child status
Central organization
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