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US nonprofit · EIN 136162014 · Englewd CLFS, NJiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 136162014) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Exemption status IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List (posted to 13 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data
Exemption reinstated on 15 May 2023. The IRS had automatically revoked it on 15 May 2023 (after three years without a return). Source: IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List, posted to 13 October 2026.

Association of Ship Brokers & Agents USA Inc's network

14 people1 organisationi14 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (14). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

14 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 14 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Brian VogdesDirector2023
3 yrs
David ChenowithTreasurer2023
3 yrs
Erich Billung-MeyerDirector2023
3 yrs
Hans LaueDirector2023
3 yrs
James BlackDirector2023
3 yrs
James PappDirector2023
3 yrs
Jason KellyVice President2023
3 yrs
Jennifer MontgomeryDirector2023
3 yrs
Milind TrilokekarVice President2023
3 yrs
Patrick BrennanPresident2023
3 yrs
Paul SchwackDirector2023
3 yrs
Robb HeathDirector2023
3 yrs
Robert PierotDirector2023
3 yrs
Soren WolmarDirector2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 14 →

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Kate TorpeyExecutive Director2023

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Kate TorpeyExecutive Director40$184k
Hans LauePresident10$0
Paul SchwackVice President10$0
David ChenowithVice President10$0
Brian VogdesTreasurer10$0
Erich Billung-MeyerDirector5$0
Jennifer MontgomeryDirector5$0
Anil GuptaDirector5$0
Soren WolmarDirector5$0
Milind TrilokekarDirector5$0
Robert PierotDirector5$0
Brian LedwithDirector5$0
Leslie ClementsDirector5$0
Andreas EbenspergerDirector5$0

About

Legal name
Association of Ship Brokers & Agents USA Inc
EIN
136162014
Address
510 Sylvan Ave Ste 201, Englewd CLFS, NJ, 07632-3039
State
New Jersey
Mission
Is a membership trade assoicaion bringing together companies and indivduals doing business in the usa & canada as ship brokers or agents. The goals is to maintain standards of professinal conduct & pratices. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
Y03 Mutual and membership benefit
IRS classification
501(c)06 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Mutual & Membership Benefit
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1955
Principal officer
Brian Vogdes (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 October 2024
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
1, latest 2023

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥3years on the filingsBrian Vogdes
≥3years on the filingsDavid Chenowith
≥3years on the filingsErich Billung-Meyer
≥3years on the filingsHans Laue

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$2.3m
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$2.3m
Contributions and grants received
$0
Program service revenue
$1.7m
Grants and similar paid out
$10k
Employees
2
Volunteers
13

Grants paid

1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Yes Prep Public Schools IncTo support the organization's mission.$7k