In addition, the association received $2 million from the state for its legal expenses.
As of this week, the historical association had received 745 job advertisements, down from 790 last year, a 6 percent decline.
The association receives about 5 percent of its yearly donations from the drug industry.
He said the association received $2.2 million in royalties last year from its licensing business.
In 1929, the association received a 50-year charter of incorporation from the state.
But he said the association had received no reports of service curtailments.
The association easily received more than half the members' votes required to return it to union status.
The association received responses from 829, or about one-third of the callers.
The association had received a lot of calls from workers asking for details on the voting process, he added.
The situation today is that political associations receive financial support with the inclusion of one item in the budget.