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PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDIC SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDIC SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA (EIN 54-1323281)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-11-14
IRS object ID
202443199349305319
Schema version
2023v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-11-14T10:26:29-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN363856676PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KUTCHINS ROBBINS & DIAMOND LTDBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11051 PERIMETER DR 9TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CitySCHAUMBURGCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60173ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN541323281EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDIC SOCIETY OFBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2NORTH AMERICABusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPEDIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6304780480PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11 TOWER LANE SUITE 2410AddressLine1Txt
CityOAKBROOK TERRACECityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60181ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDONALD BAEPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone6304780480PhoneNum
Signature2024-11-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCHAD PORTERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01058119PTIN
Phone8472401040PhoneNum
Preparation2024-11-13PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-10-15 13:58:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJEFFREY R SAWYERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11 TOWER LANE SUITE 2410AddressLine1Txt
CityOAKBROOK TERRACECityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60181ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,434,707GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.POSNA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1984FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO ADVANCE PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDICS BY PROMOTING EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND QUALITY CARE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body13VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent13VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee12TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers300TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$103,800TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$40,095NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$645,271PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$447,972CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$2,911,692PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$3,389,184CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$631,909PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$406,090CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,188,872PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,243,246CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$466,374PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$395,934CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$897,267PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$983,278CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,379,698PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,635,946CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$3,743,339PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$4,015,158CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$445,533PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$228,088CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$15,859,912TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$17,182,846TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,393,642TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,109,046TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$14,466,270NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$16,073,800NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO ADVANCE PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDICS BY PROMOTING EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND QUALITY CARE.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,014,320ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,314,800RevenueAmt
DescANNUAL MEETING AND CONFERENCES PROVIDE SYMPOSIA AND LECTURES RELATED TO PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDICS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$395,934ExpenseAmt
Grant$395,934GrantAmt
DescAWARDS ARE PRESENTED TO SUPPORT PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$806,295ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,377,720RevenueAmt
DescCOURSE AND TUTORIALS REGARDING PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDICS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$65,905ExpenseAmt
Revenue$592,864RevenueAmt
DescVARIOUS PROGRAM EXPENSES TO EDUCATE MEMBERS ON CURRENT EVENTS TAKING PLACE IN THE SOCIETY AND IN PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDICS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$592,864TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$2,282,454TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document18IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee12EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members13GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldILStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TERI STECHBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6304780480PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11 TOWER LANE SUITE 2410AddressLine1Txt
CityOAKBROOK TERRACECityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60181ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

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DANIEL J SUCATO MD MS
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFFREY R SAWYER MD
IMM. PAST PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MININDER S KOCHER MD MPH
PAST PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TODD A MILLBRANT MD
PRESIDENT - ELECT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN G SHEA MD
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
WUDBHAV N SANKAR MD
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DONALD S BAE MD
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER MARIE BAUER MD MS
AT-LARGE MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARYSE BOUCHARD MD MSC FRCSC
AT-LARGE MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAYSSON T BROOKS MD
AT-LARGE MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICHOLAS D FLETCHER MD
AT-LARGE MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER C LAINE MD
AT-LARGE MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SELINA POON MD
AT-LARGE MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERI STECH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$164,686$0$3,374
TARA LONG
DIRECTOR MEETINGS & EDUCATION40.00$124,925$0$6,237Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$289,611TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$9,611TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$447,972AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$447,972TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
EDUCATIONAL EVENTS541990$1,399,320$1,377,720$21,600
ANNUAL MEETING INCOME541990$1,341,200$1,314,800$26,400
MEMBERSHIP DUES541900$577,709$577,709
OTHER REVENUE541900$52,955$15,155$37,800
ADVERTISING541800$18,000$18,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$3,389,184TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$347,551TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$347,551ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$250,000SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$191,461SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$58,539SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$58,539TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$58,539ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,243,246TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$3,285,384RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$103,800UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$406,090ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$297,992TotalAmt
Program Services$297,992ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,044TotalAmt
Program Services$35,044ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$62,898TotalAmt
Program Services$62,898ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$289,611TotalAmt
Management And General$289,611ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$500,567TotalAmt
Management And General$500,567ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,345TotalAmt
Management And General$45,345ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$82,682TotalAmt
Management And General$82,682ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$65,073TotalAmt
Management And General$65,073ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,409TotalAmt
Management And General$31,409ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$86,700TotalAmt
Management And General$86,700ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,805TotalAmt
Management And General$9,805ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,379TotalAmt
Management And General$2,379ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$205,986TotalAmt
Program Services$44,949ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$161,037ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$105,975TotalAmt
Management And General$105,975ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,820,615TotalAmt
Program Services$1,820,615ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,507TotalAmt
Management And General$26,507ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,218TotalAmt
Management And General$14,218ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
BOARD OF DIRECTORS$121,493$121,493
CREDIT CARD AND BANK FE$102,147$102,147
INCOME TAX$36,486$36,486
PRESIDENT'S DINNER$30,447$30,447

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,779TotalAmt
Program Services$20,956ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,823ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,015,158TotalAmt
Program Services$2,282,454ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,732,704ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,804,607BOYAmt
EOY$2,587,258EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$117,776BOYAmt
EOY$154,024EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$182,969BOYAmt
EOY$236,236EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$172,498LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$92,773LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$106,232BOYAmt
EOY$79,725EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,197,282BOYAmt
EOY$13,725,867EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$451,046BOYAmt
EOY$399,736EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,859,912BOYAmt
EOY$17,182,846EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$746,500BOYAmt
EOY$760,804EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$334,420BOYAmt
EOY$98,249EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$312,722BOYAmt
EOY$249,993EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,393,642BOYAmt
EOY$1,109,046EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,034,139BOYAmt
EOY$13,355,532EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,432,131BOYAmt
EOY$2,718,268EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,466,270BOYAmt
EOY$16,073,800EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,859,912BOYAmt
EOY$17,182,846EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$228,088ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,379,442NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$809,236CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,130,518CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,211,779CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,212,566CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,025,681CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,389,780TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,337,653CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$626,040CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,043,558CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,211,587CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,692,520CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,911,358TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,756,558CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,255,337CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,424,153CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,718,201CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,301,138TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$35,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,125,750CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$75,650CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$55,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$50,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,341,400TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,125,750CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$75,650CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$55,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$50,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,341,400TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$13,959,738PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$253,208CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$416,994CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$290,919CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$296,848CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$347,551CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,605,520TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$42,838CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$30,827CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,189CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$58,950CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$40,095CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$174,899TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$296,046CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$447,821CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$293,108CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$355,798CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$387,646CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,780,419TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,442,935CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,204,379CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,548,445CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,779,951CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,105,847CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,081,557TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.81720PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.81920PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.10420InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.10190InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,325,907BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$7,169ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$310,239InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$88,109OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,555,206EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,627,082BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$7,082ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$308,257InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$2,325,907EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,395,023BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$7,068ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$224,991InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$2,627,082EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,083,332BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$6,922ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$304,769InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$2,395,023EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,701,569BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$7,658ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$374,105InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$2,083,332EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.67560PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.32440TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$172,498OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$92,773DepreciationAmt
Book Value$79,725BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$79,725TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING LEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$249,993Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$249,993TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,622,688TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,379,442NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,379,442RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,243,246RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,243,246TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,015,158TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,015,158ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,015,158TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART V, LINE 4:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE SOCIETY'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE TO BE HELD IN PERPETUITY AND INVESTMENT INCOME IS TO BE UTILIZED FOR THE SOCIETY'S MISSION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionNORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATESRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedPROGRAM SERVICESTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedRESEARCH GRANTSSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$62,898RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$62,898SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$62,898TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATESRESEARCH$49,900CHECK$0
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATESRESEARCH$12,998CHECK$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org2TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGRANTEES MUST SUBMIT A FINAL REPORT BY SEPTEMBER 1 (FOLLOWING THE END OF THE GRANT YEAR), USING A STANDARD REPORT FORM, WHICH WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE TIME THE GRANT IS AWARDED. A WRITTEN NOTATION SHOULD BE MADE TO THE CHAIR OF THE POSNA RESEARCH COMMITTEE, IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY PROBLEMS OR DELAYS WITH MEETING THE STATED OBJECTIVES OF THE GRANT IN THE ORIGINALLY PROPOSED TIME FRAME. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT THE INVESTIGATOR REPORT THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS. FAILURE TO SUBMIT A REPORT WILL RESULT IN INELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR FUTURE POSNA GRANTS OR AWARDS EITHER AS A PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR OR AS A CO-PI.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (10 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtAddress Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 884253LOS ANGELESCA90088941156365501C3$10,000$0RESEARCH
NEMOURS CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
10140 CENTURION PARKWAY NORTHJACKSONFL32256590634433501C3$14,992$0RESEARCH
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
9500 GILMAN DRIVE MC0951LA JOLLACA92093956006144501C3$30,000$0RESEARCH
THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
WELLS FARGO LOCKBOX 1457 PO BOXPHILADELPHIAPA19178231352166501C3$60,000$0RESEARCH8500
PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL INC
1919 E THOMAS ROADPHOENIXAZ85016860422559501C3$30,000$0RESEARCH
CHILDREN'S MERCY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
PO BOX 803852KANSAS CITYMO64108440605373501C3$30,000$0RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
3100 CATHEDRAL OF LEARNINGPITTSBURGHPA15260250965591501C3$30,000$0RESEARCH
SHRINERS CHILDREN'S NEW ENGLAND
516 CAREW STSPRINGFIELDMA01104042121377501C3$10,000$0RESEARCH
RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
DEPT 781653 PO BOX 78000DETROITMI48278316056230501C3$30,000$0RESEARCH
MOTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER
555 S BROADWAY BLDG A 1ST FLOORTARRYTOWNNY10591131740114501C3$50,000$0RESEARCHROOM A4 R61
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org10Total501c3OrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeRESEARCH GRANTSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient16RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$35,044CashGrantAmt
Non Cash AssistanceRESEARCHNonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGRANTEES MUST SUBMIT A FINAL REPORT BY SEPTEMBER 1 (FOLLOWING THE END OF THE GRANT YEAR), USING A STANDARD REPORT FORM, WHICH WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE TIME THE GRANT IS AWARDED. A WRITTEN NOTATION SHOULD BE MADE TO THE CHAIR OF THE POSNA RESEARCH COMMITTEE, IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY PROBLEMS OR DELAYS WITH MEETING THE STATED OBJECTIVES OF THE GRANT IN THE ORIGINALLY PROPOSED TIME FRAME. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT THE INVESTIGATOR REPORT THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS. FAILURE TO SUBMIT A REPORT WILL RESULT IN INELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR FUTURE POSNA GRANTS OR AWARDS EITHER AS A PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR OR AS A CO-PI.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTERI STECHPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$164,686BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$3,374NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$168,060TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE SOCIETY IS ORGANIZED WITH TEN CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP: ACTIVE, SENIOR, CORRESPONDING, ASSOCIATE, HONORARY, INACTIVE, CANDIDATE ACTIVE, CANDIDATE ASSOCIATE, ADJUNCT OR CANDIDATE CORRESPONDING MEMBERSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AINDUCTION OF ANY NEW MEMBERS SHALL TAKE PLACE AT EACH ANNUAL MEETING. A QUORUM SHALL CONSIST OF THOSE MEMBERS PRESENT AND CAPABLE OF VOTING AT ANY REGULAR OR SPECIAL BUSINESS SESSION OF THE SOCIETY, BUT IN NO EVENT SHALL A QUORUM CONSIST OF LESS THAN ONE-THIRD (1/3) OF THOSE MEMBERS CAPABLE OF VOTING. EXCEPT IN CASES AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THE BYLAWS, MAJORITY OF THE AFFIRMATIVE OR NEGATIVE VOTE WILL CONSTITUTE A DETERMINATION OF AN ISSUE UPON WHICH A VOTE IS TAKEN. VOTING RIGHTS AS SPECIFIED BY THESE BYLAWS SHALL BE EXERCISED BY THE MEMBER IN PERSON. NO PROXY VOTE BY A MEMBER OTHERWISE ENTITLED TO VOTE, WHO IS NOT PRESENT IN PERSON AT THE BUSINESS SESSION OR COMMITTEE MEETING, SHALL BE ALLOWED. CUMULATIVE VOTING, TO PLACE ALL VOTES FOR A PARTICULAR CANDIDATE OR A PARTICULAR ISSUE, IS SPECIFICALLY PROHIBITED. WHENEVER WITHIN THE BYLAWS A MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE IS SPECIFIED TO BE EX-OFFICIO, IT IS SPECIFICALLY UNDERSTOOD THAT SAID EX-OFFICIO MEMBER SHALL NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ONLY COMMITTEE MEMBERS DULY APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIETY OR ELECTED BY THE MEMBERSHIP SHALL BE ENTITLED TO VOTE WITHIN SAID COMMITTEE. ANY ADJUNCT COMMITTEE MEMBER OR CONSULTANT SHALL NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE UNLESS SPECIFIED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. ANY QUESTIONS RAISED AS A RESULT OF THE BOARD REVIEW ARE RESOLVED PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE FORM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE SOCIETY SUBMITS A QUESTIONNAIRE SEMI-ANNUALLY TO SUCH PERSON WITH THE QUESTIONS DESIGNED TO DETECT ANY VIOLATION OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE SOCIETY THEN PREPARES A REPORT OF ITS FINDINGS AND PRESENTS IT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.