INTERNAT'L ASSOC OF FORENSIC NURSES INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: INTERNAT'L ASSOC OF FORENSIC NURSES INC (EIN 58-2088040)
Tax period: 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed: 2024-11-15
IRS object ID: 202403209349302395
Schema version: 2023v5.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-11-15T07:19:52-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	420714325	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RSM US LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	7351 OFFICE PARK PLACE	AddressLine1Txt
City	MELBOURNE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	FL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	329408229	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	582088040	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	INTERNAT'L ASSOC OF FORENSIC NURSES INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	INTE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4106267805	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6755 BUSINESS PKWY STE 303	AddressLine1Txt
City	ELKRIDGE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21075	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JENNIFER PIERCE-WEEKS	PersonNm
Person Title	CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4106267805	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-11-14	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	KELLI PECK	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01423033	PTIN
Phone	3217516200	PhoneNum
Preparation	2024-11-14	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2024-10-15 13:58:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	IAFN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JENNIFER PIERCE-WEEKS	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6755 BUSINESS PKWY STE 303	AddressLine1Txt
City	ELKRIDGE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21075	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$5,714,535	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.FORENSICNURSES.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1993	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	GA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO SUPPORT FORENSIC NURSES GLOBALLY.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	11	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	11	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	35	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	300	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$23,202	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,897,698	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$2,305,094	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$2,800,554	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$3,186,158	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$139,648	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$36,679	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$75,917	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$112,429	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$4,913,817	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$5,640,360	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$20,200	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$35,000	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,647,464	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,021,360	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$2,178,621	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$3,054,028	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$4,846,285	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$6,110,388	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$67,532	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$470,028	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$3,453,752	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$3,490,033	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$320,096	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$524,506	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,133,656	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,965,527	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO SUPPORT FORENSIC NURSES GLOBALLY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$3,112,267	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$1,234,085	RevenueAmt
Desc	EDUCATION: IAFN OFFERS CONTINUING EDUCATION THROUGH LIVE AND ONLINE TRAINING INDEPENDENTLY AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER PARTNERS. IN 2023, WE CONTINUED TO EXPAND OUR ONLINE LEARNING CENTER, WHICH IS THE LEADING SOURCE FOR FORENSIC NURSING CONTINUING EDUCATION (CE) WITH MORE THAN 100 CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES AND WEBINARS. AMONG THE 23 NEW OFFERINGS WERE: PEDIATRIC ANOGENITAL EXAM: UTILIZING JOYCE ADAMS INTERPRETATION OF MEDICAL FINDINGS IN SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE CLASSIFICATION TOOL; PEDIATRIC/ADOLESCENT SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER COURSE (2023 UPDATE); PEDIATRIC/ADOLESCENT CASE REVIEWS; AND PHYSICAL ABUSE. IN 2023 IAFN OFFERED 15 LIVE CLINICAL SKILLS LABS, 89 SHORT (3 HOURS OR LESS) ONLINE COURSES; ADULT/ADOLESCENT ONLINE DIDACTIC SANE TRAINING (1327 ATTENDEES); PEDIATRIC ONLINE DIDACTIC SANE TRAINING(496 ATTENDEES); AND INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE FORENSIC NURSE EXAMINER ONLINE COURSE (109 ATTENDEES). THERE WERE 2 LIVE DIDACTIC ADULT/ADOLESCENT SANE TRAININGS IN 2023. IAFN RESPONDS TO A VARIETY OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REQUESTS BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF FEDERAL GRANT PROJECTS. HUNDREDS OF TA REQUESTS WERE ANSWERED BY IAFN STAFF IN 2023. FOR THE 18TH YEAR, IAFN PROVIDED TA REGARDING THE NATIONAL PROTOCOLS FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT MEDICAL FORENSIC EXAMINATIONS (ADULT AND PEDIATRIC) AND THE NATIONAL SAFE TRAINING STANDARDS THROUGH A US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (OVW) SAFETA PROJECT GRANT. IN 2023 THERE WERE 558 REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE ANSWERED UNDER THIS PROJECT. IN ADDITION TO SAFETA, IAFN RESPONDED TO 40TA REQUESTS RELATED SPECIFICALLY TO SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAM PAYMENT; 11 TA REQUESTS UNDER THE NATIONAL INDIAN COUNTRY CLEARINGHOUSE GRANT; 104 TA REQUESTS REGARDING TELESANE SERVICES AND 220 TA REQUESTS RELATED TO SANE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, EXPANSION AND SUSTAINABILITY.WITH SHARP ATTENTION ON SHAPING THE FUTURE OF FORENSIC NURSING, 2023 WAS PUNCTUATED BY THE GROUNDBREAKING PUBLICATION OF THE FIRST NATIONAL PROTOCOL FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MEDICAL FORENSIC EXAMINATIONS. THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN DEVELOPED THE LANDMARK GUIDELINES IN COLLABORATION WITH IAFN AND A MULTIDISCIPLINARY GROUP OF SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS. WE IMMEDIATELY PUSHED OUT AN INTERACTIVE VERSION OF THE PROTOCOL, PUTTING DESKTOP AND MOBILE-READY TOOLS INTO THE HANDS OF CLINICIANS, BETTER PREPARING THEM TO IDENTIFY AND TREAT PATIENTS WHO ARE VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$824,098	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$753,875	RevenueAmt
Desc	ANNUAL MEETING: IAFN HOSTED THE ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FORENSIC NURSING SCIENCE AND PRACTICE LIVE IN PHOENIX, AZ. 926 ATTENDEES JOINED 185 PRESENTERS, AND MORE THAN 107 CONTACT HOURS IN NURSING WERE OFFERED. CONFERENCE WAS ALSO AVAILABLE IN A PRE-RECORDED VIRTUAL FASHION FROM OCTOBER 10-NOVEMBER 7, 2023, WHERE 49 PRESENTATIONS WERE OFFERED AND 21 POSTER SESSIONS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$658,081	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$703,280	RevenueAmt
Desc	MEMBERSHIP: MEMBERSHIP REMAINS STEADY AT JUST UNDER 6,000 MEMBERS REPRESENTING 32 COUNTRIES. MEMBER SERVICES INCLUDE ACCESS TO THE JOURNAL OF FORENSIC NURSING, MEMBER COMMUNITY AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, ONLINE LEARNING SYSTEM, ACCESS TO RESOURCES THROUGH IAFN AND ITS PARTNERSHIPS, RESEARCH AND RESEARCH GRANTS, NEWS AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. MORE THAN 300 MEMBERS SERVED ON BOARDS, COMMITTEES OR TASK FORCE, VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME, EXPERTISE AND ENERGY THROUGH INVOLVEMENT IN THEIR LOCAL IAFN CHAPTERS OR BY OFFERING EDUCATION IN OUR ONLINE LEARNING CENTER. 2 NEW CHAPTERS WERE STARTED IN 2023, BRINGING THE TOTAL CHAPTER NUMBER TO 26.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (3 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmt	RevenueRevenueAmt	DescDesc
$428,926	$431,357	CERTIFICATION: THROUGH ITS CERTIFYING BODY, THE COMMISSION FOR FORENSIC NURSING CERTIFICATION, IAFN OFFERS PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINERS WHO SPECIALIZE IN CARING FOR ADULT AND ADOLESCENT PATIENTS (SANE-A) AND PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT PATIENTS (SANE-P). AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023, 832 NURSES APPLIED TO TAKE SANE CERTIFICATION AND 508 RENEWED THEIR EXISTING CERTIFICATION.
$169,950	$48,561	PRODUCTS & PUBLICATIONS: IAFN PRODUCES A VARIETY OF DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING POSITION PAPERS, STATEMENTS, AND EDUCATION GUIDELINES, ADDRESSING ISSUES THAT IMPACT FORENSIC NURSING PRACTICE, AND/OR PATIENTS WHO REQUIRE FORENSIC NURSING CARE. IN 2023, IAFN PUBLISHED OR UPDATED EIGHT POSITION PAPERS ON THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: ETHICAL EXPERT WITNESS TESTIMONY; FORENSIC NURSING IN THE EMERGENCY CARE SETTING; CARE OF PREPUBESCENT PEDIATRIC SEXUAL ABUSE PATIENTS IN THE EMERGENCY CARE SETTING; HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS IN THE EMERGENCY CARE SETTING; CORPORAL PUNISHMENT; SANES IN LEVEL 1 AND 2 TRAUMA CENTERS POLICY PAPER; ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE FOR WOMEN, GIRLS AND TRANS PERSONS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SEXUAL VIOLENCE; AND CHILD MALTREATMENT.
		OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: IAFN CONDUCTS SERVICES AND ENGAGES IN PARTNERSHIPS THAT PROMOTE FORENSIC NURSING EDUCATION, EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE, AND PATIENT ACCESS TO FORENSIC NURSING CARE. IN 2023, IAFN AGAIN WORKED AT THE REQUEST OF THE US STATE DEPARTMENT INL DIVISION TO CONDUCT A FOLLOW-UP CONVENING IN THE REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA RELATIVE TO THE 2022 NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND CONDUCTED AN IN-PERSON NEEDS ASSESSMENT IN ARMENIA. IAFN AWARDED $45,000 IN RESEARCH GRANTS TO MEMBERS WHO ARE SEEKING TO EXPAND THE FORENSIC NURSING EVIDENCE BASE ON CRITICAL PRACTICE ISSUES. IN ADDITION, IAFN CONDUCTS POLICY WORK TO PROVIDE FACTUAL INFORMATION ABOUT FORENSIC NURSING TO LEGISLATORS. FINALLY, IAFN COLLABORATES WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS BOTH TO IMPROVE PATIENT ACCESS TO CARE AND PATIENT OUTCOMES THROUGH QUALITY FORENSIC NURSING CARE DELIVERY.

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$598,876	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$479,918	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$5,193,322	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	Yes (1)	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	64	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	35	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	11	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	11	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	Yes (1)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	Yes (1)	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	4106267805	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6755 BUSINESS PKWY STE 303	AddressLine1Txt
City	ELKRIDGE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21075	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ASHLEY STEWART
PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANNE BOATRIGHT
PRESIDENT-ELECT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KHARA BREEDEN
PAST PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOCELYN ANDERSON
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH ROACH
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHELE REALI-SORRELL
DIRECTOR AT LARGE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LEANN FRIESEN
DIRECTOR AT LARGE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LACY GEE
DIRECTOR AT LARGE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARY ANN ORDELT
DIRECTOR AT LARGE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KARIN WICKWIRE
DIRECTOR AT LARGE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KALEN KNIGHT
DIRECTOR AT LARGE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JENNIFER PIERCE-WEEKS
CEO - EX OFFICIO	40.00		Yes (X)	$214,484	$0	$43,979
MEGAN LECHNER
COO	40.00		Yes (X)	$38,098	$0	$4,536
DIANE DAIBER
FORENSIC NURSING DIRECTOR	40.00			$133,146	$0	$25,104	Yes (X)
ANGELITA OLOWU
FORENSIC NURSING DIRECTOR	40.00			$115,840	$0	$33,325	Yes (X)
KATHLEEN MAGUIRE
CERTIFICATION DIRECTOR	40.00			$125,401	$0	$63,718	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$626,969	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$170,662	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	4	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
SHERATON PHOENIX DOWNTOWN HOTEL
340 N 3RD STEET	PHOENIX	AZ	85004	CONFERENCE SERVICES	$415,482
POLSINELLI PC
900 W 48TH PLACE SUITE 900	KANSAS CITY	MO	64112	PROFESSIONAL RELATIONS & NETWORK	$150,500
RHYTHM SOFTWARE
1175 PEACHTREE STREET NE	ATLANTA	GA	30361	LICENSING & SOFTWARE/WEBSITE SERVICES	$135,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$2,305,094	GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions	$2,305,094	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
EDUCATION	611710	$1,665,442	$1,665,442
ANNUAL CONFERENCE	611710	$758,875	$753,875	$5,000
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$703,280	$703,280
PUBLICATIONS	513120	$58,561	$48,561	$10,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$3,186,158	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$82,672	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$82,672	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$89,521	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$8,202	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$81,319	ExclusionAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$45,993	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$45,993	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$45,993	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$45,993	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$51,090	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$28,182	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$22,908	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$22,908	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,640,360	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,194,066	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$23,202	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$117,998	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$258,462	TotalAmt
Program Services	$204,475	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$53,987	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,108,432	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,818,816	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$289,616	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$460,480	TotalAmt
Program Services	$203,691	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$256,789	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$193,986	TotalAmt
Program Services	$170,036	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$23,950	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,688	TotalAmt
Management And General	$28,688	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$92,115	TotalAmt
Management And General	$92,115	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,501	TotalAmt
Management And General	$18,501	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$861,373	TotalAmt
Program Services	$581,176	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$280,197	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$251,580	TotalAmt
Program Services	$154,923	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$96,657	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$114,664	TotalAmt
Program Services	$90,213	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,451	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,943	TotalAmt
Management And General	$15,943	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$271,173	TotalAmt
Program Services	$222,662	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$48,511	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$585,938	TotalAmt
Program Services	$514,559	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$71,379	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,627	TotalAmt
Management And General	$6,627	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,640	TotalAmt
Management And General	$17,640	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
AMOUNTS UNDER INVESTIGA	$307,333	$307,333
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATI	$247,226		$247,226
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	$54,409	$42,809	$11,600
RESEARCH	$7,241		$7,241

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$173,577	TotalAmt
Program Services	$931,704	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	-$758,127	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,110,388	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,193,322	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$917,066	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$437,622	BOYAmt
EOY	$244,087	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$307,018	BOYAmt
EOY	$506,511	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$49,252	BOYAmt
EOY	$45,171	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$71,923	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$29,643	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,907	BOYAmt
EOY	$42,280	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,598,530	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,602,907	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$36,423	BOYAmt
EOY	$49,077	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,453,752	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,490,033	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$172,205	BOYAmt
EOY	$359,272	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$112,128	BOYAmt
EOY	$140,917	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$35,763	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,317	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$320,096	BOYAmt
EOY	$524,506	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,133,656	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,965,527	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,133,656	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,965,527	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,453,752	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,490,033	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$470,028	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$301,899	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	Yes (1)	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments	$703,280	DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY	$130,385	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov	$174,928	NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot	$305,313	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc	$130,385	AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Carried Over	$174,928	CarriedOverAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc	0	AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab	Yes (1)	InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$16,790	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$16,790	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$55,133	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$12,853	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$42,280	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$42,280	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	LEASE LIABILITY	Desc
Amt	$24,317	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$24,317	TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	UTICA COLLEGE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1600 BURRSTONE ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	UTICA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	13502	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	161476258	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501(C)(3)	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$25,000	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of Grant	RESEARCH GRANT	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	RESEARCH GRANT	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	2	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$10,000	CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	IAFN MANAGES THE APPLICATIONS AS WELL AS SELECTION CRITERIA USED TO AWARD RECIPIENTS. ALL IAFN POLICIES RELATED TO GRANT-MAKING ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
JENNIFER PIERCE-WEEKS
CEO - EX OFFICIO	$189,881	$0	$24,603	$0	$0	$0	$10,235	$0	$33,744	$0	$258,463	$0	$0	$0
KATHLEEN MAGUIRE
CERTIFICATION DIRECTOR	$125,401	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,563	$0	$58,155	$0	$189,119	$0	$0	$0
DIANE DAIBER
FORENSIC NURSING DIRECTOR	$133,146	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,410	$0	$19,694	$0	$158,250	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (11 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART IV, LINES 12A AND 12B:	THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2023 ARE NOT ISSUED AS OF THE DUE DATE OF THIS FORM 990.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A	INFORMATION REGARDING THE SCHEDULING AND AGENDA ITEMS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE HOME OFFICE. THE INFORMATION IS ALSO LISTED IN THE MEMBER ONLY AREA OF THE WEBSITE. CLOSED SESSIONS WILL BE HELD WHENEVER CONFIDENTIAL OR SENSITIVE INFORMATION REQUIRES DISCUSSION (E.G. PERSONNEL, LEGAL, CONFIDENTIAL, ANONYMOUS DONORS ETC.). TIME WILL BE ALLOTTED DURING EACH MONTHLY BOARD MEETING FOR CONDUCTING CLOSED SESSION BUSINESS. MEMBERS THAT PLAN ON ATTENDING THE BOARD MEETINGS WILL MAKE THE HOME OFFICE AWARE SEVENTY-TWO HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING. A COPY OF THE POLICY WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE ATTENDEE PRIOR TO THE BOARD MEETING. MEMBERS THAT HAVE NOT MADE THEIR ATTENDANCE KNOWN WILL ONLY BE ADMITTED ON A SPACE AVAILABLE BASIS. SO THAT MEETINGS MAY BE CONDUCTED IN THE MOST ORDERLY MANNER, DISCUSSION OF AGENDA ITEMS WILL BE LIMITED TO COMMUNICATIONS AMONG BOARD MEMBERS AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS THE PRESIDENT RECOGNIZES TO SPEAK. VISITORS WILL BE ASKED TO REFRAIN FROM TAKING PART IN THE BOARD'S DELIBERATIONS EXCEPT UPON REQUEST FROM THE BOARD, AND OTHERWISE NOT DISRUPT THE BOARD'S WORK. ADDRESSING A MEETING OF THE BOARD ANY INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MUST SUBMIT WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE REQUEST AT LEAST TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE MEETING DATE TO THE BOARD OFFICE. -THE REQUEST MUST INCLUDE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SPECIFIC MATTER TO BE ADDRESSED WHICH CAN BE INCLUDED IN THE BOARD INFORMATION PACKAGE IF APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. -THE PRESIDENT WILL REVIEW THE REQUEST AND THE GROUP OR INDIVIDUAL WILL BE NOTIFIED NO LESS THAN ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING DATE AS TO WHETHER THE REQUEST CAN BE ACCOMMODATED AND ITS APPROPRIATENESS TO BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD. THE PRESIDENT MAY REFER REQUESTS TO OTHER COMMITTEES. -PRESENTATIONS MUST BE LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF FIVE MINUTES. IF THE ADDRESS IS BASED ON THE SUBMISSION OF A GROUP, ONE PERSON MUST BE IDENTIFIED AS THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE GROUP. - PRESENTATIONS MAY BE DECLINED. REASONS FOR DECLINING A PRESENTATION MAY INCLUDE A TIME RESTRICTIONS, INAPPROPRIATE OR IRRELEVANT CONTENT, ETC. -PRESENTATIONS WILL USUALLY BE HEARD AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING AND WILL BE NOTED ON THE MEETING AGENDA. -THE BOARD WILL RECEIVE AGREED-TO PRESENTATIONS BUT IS NOT OBLIGATED TO RESPOND OR TAKE ACTION ON THESE PRESENTATIONS. -A PERSON OR GROUP MAY ONLY ADDRESS THE BOARD ON A PARTICULAR SUBJECT ONCE DURING A 12-MONTH PERIOD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS. VOTING MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO ANYONE WHO HOLDS A REGULAR MEMBERSHIP. THE ORGANIZATION MAY ALSO ALLOW NON-VOTING MEMBERS, SUBJECT TO ESTABLISHMENT BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THERE ARE FOUR CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIP: REGULAR, ASSOCIATE, STUDENT, AND RETIRED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED BY A SIMPLE MAJORITY VOTE OF ALL MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING WITH VOTING PRIVILEGES WHO RETURN A BALLOT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	EACH MEMBER SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE ON THOSE MATTERS RESERVED FOR MEMBERS IN THE BYLAWS OR REQUIRING MEMBER APPROVAL UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE CEO WILL SIGN AND FILE THE FORM 990. THE TREASURER REVIEWS THE FORM PRIOR TO SIGNING BY THE CEO. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE ALSO PROVIDED A COPY OF THE RETURN PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ANNUALLY SUBMIT A DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTS (OR ABSENCE THEREOF) OF ANY CONFLICTS. THE CEO REVIEWS THE ANNUAL DISCLOSURES AND TAKES APPROPRIATE ACTION. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY WITH INCOMING AND RETURNING BOARD MEMBERS. INDIVIDUAL BOD MEMBERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS THAT MAY ARISE DURING THE YEAR TO ALLOW THE BOARD TO MAKE A DECISION ON HOW TO ADDRESS SUCH CONFLICTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS EVALUATES THE CEO'S PERFORMANCE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. AFTER THE EVALUATION, THE BOARD REVIEWS SALARY COMPARABILITY DATA AND DETERMINES IF THERE WILL BE ANY INCREASE IN COMPENSATION. THE BOARD SETS AND APPROVES THE CEO'S COMPENSATION LEVEL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION THROUGH THE ASSOCIATION'S WEBSITE. THE GENERAL PUBLIC WOULD NEED TO REQUEST SUCH COPIES.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	PAYROLL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 15,375. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 3,085. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 18,460. OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 565,801. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 277,112. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 842,913.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS HAS REMAINED UNCHANGED FROM THE LAST YEAR IN WHICH THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED AN AUDIT.