ASSOCIATION FOR RESERACH IN OTOLARYNGOLOY INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: ASSOCIATION FOR RESERACH IN OTOLARYNGOLOY INC (EIN 51-0141638)
Tax period: 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed: 2019-11-12
IRS object ID: 201903169349302755
Schema version: 2018v3.1
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 A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2019-11-12T11:04:07-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	410746749	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	610 W GERMANTOWN PIKE STE 400	AddressLine1Txt
City	PLYMOUTH MEETING	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19462	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2018-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	510141638	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH IN	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	OTOLARYNGOLOGY	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ASSO	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8564237222	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	19 MANTUA ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	MOUNT ROYAL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NJ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	08061	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	HALEY J BRUST	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8564237222	PhoneNum
Signature	2019-11-07	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	CONNIE M LIRA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00481097	PTIN
Phone	2156433900	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	67.137.57.251	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2019-11-07	IPDt
IP Tm	11:09:04	IPTm
IP Timezone	ES	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	73165959F041044F9DC26414D498D34F5ABB8EC7	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	C25FEAFA4ED1866000A057C9D0D73718F4B598B5	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2020-04-17 16:48:07Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	HALEY J BRUST	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	19 MANTUA ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	MOUNT ROYAL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NJ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	08061	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,001,664	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.ARO.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1974	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	9	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	9	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	9	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$50,000	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$87,447	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$806,577	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$865,762	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$18,005	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$33,453	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$14,370	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$15,002	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$888,952	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,001,664	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$55,250	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$55,000	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$855,230	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$879,108	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$910,480	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$934,108	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$21,528	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$67,556	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,925,821	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,767,229	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$676,714	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$527,401	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,249,107	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,239,828	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE AIMS OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH IN OTOLARYNGOLOGY (ARO) SHALL BE ENCOURAGEMENT AND PROMOTION OF RESEARCH, BOTH BASIC AND CLINICAL, IN THE BROAD FIELD OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY AND RELATED AREAS; TO FOSTER FRIENDLY ASSEMBLY AND STIMULATE SCIENTIFIC INTEREST AMONG ITS MEMBERS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$631,849	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$55,000	GrantAmt
Revenue	$633,053	RevenueAmt
Desc	ANNUAL CONVENTION - EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED BY SEVERAL HUNDRED MEMBERS AND GUESTS. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS OF NEW RESEARCH TECHNIQUES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PROFESSION AND PUBLIC.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$65,083	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$165,310	RevenueAmt
Desc	MEMBERSHIP - ARO IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST ORGANIZATION OF HEARING AND BALANCE RESEARCHERS. ARO IS AN INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY COMPOSED OF BASIC SCIENTISTS AND CLINICIANS WHO ARE ACTIVELY INVESTIGATING BASIC SCIENCE AND CLINICAL PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH HEARING, SPEECH, BALANCE, SMELL, TASTE AND DISEASES OF THE HEAD AND NECK. THERE ARE CURRENTLY OVER 2,100 MEMBERS FROM 39 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES IN ARO. APPROXIMATELY HALF OF THESE MEMBERS HAVE EARNED AN M.D. DEGREE WHILE THE REST HAVE EARNED A PH.D. DEGREE OR HOLD BOTH DEGREES. APPROXIMATELY 25% OF ARO MEMBERS RESIDE OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$44,848	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$67,399	RevenueAmt
Desc	PUBLICATIONS - THE JOURNAL OF ARO IS A PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL THAT PUBLISHES RESEARCH FINDINGS FOCUSED ON THE AUDITORY AND VESTIBULAR SYSTEMS. ARO WELCOMES SUBMISSIONS DESCRIBING ORIGINAL EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH THAT INVESTIGATES THE MECHANISMS UNDERLYING PROBLEMS OF BASIC OR CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$741,780	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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 With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	4	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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	9	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	9	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (1)	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	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	0	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TALLEY MANAGEMENT GROUP INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8564237222	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	19 MANTUA ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	MOUNT ROYAL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NJ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	08061	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
KAREN P STEEL PHD
PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KEIKO HIROSE MD
PRESIDENT ELECT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GABRIEL CORFAS PHD
SECRETARY/TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN P CAREY MD
PAST PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID J LIM MD
HISTORIAN	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DONNA M FEKETE PHD
COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GWENAELLE S GELEOC PHD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHI NAE PARK PHD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK WARCHOL PHD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

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

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
TALLEY MANAGEMENT GROUP INC
19 MANTUA ROAD	MOUNT ROYAL	NJ	08061	ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES	$337,265
MANCHESTER GRAND HYATT
1 MARKET PLACE	SAN DIEGO	CA	92101	CONFERENCE SERVICES AND VENUE	$120,289

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$87,447	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$87,447	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEETING REVENUE	611710	$627,173	$627,173
MEMBERSHIP DUES	611710	$165,310	$165,310
JOURNAL REVENUE	519130	$67,399	$67,399
ABSTRACT BOOK FEES	611710	$5,880	$5,880

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$865,762	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$33,453	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$33,453	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$400	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$400	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
LATE FEES	900099	$7,375	$7,375
RECOVERY OF BAD DEBT	900099	$7,227	$7,227

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$14,602	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,001,664	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$865,762	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$48,455	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$37,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$37,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$308,776	TotalAmt
Program Services	$185,266	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$123,510	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,891	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,891	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,250	TotalAmt
Management And General	$11,250	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,084	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,084	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,089	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,264	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,825	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,711	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,627	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,084	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,242	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,293	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,949	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$435,636	TotalAmt
Program Services	$435,636	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,801	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,157	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,644	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
HONORARIUM	$36,653	$36,653
MERCHANT PROCESSING FEE	$32,657		$32,657
GRATUITIES	$800	$800
HISTORIAN	$518		$518

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$934,108	TotalAmt
Program Services	$741,780	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$192,328	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$825,282	BOYAmt
EOY	$793,523	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$40,294	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,428	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$100	BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$176,899	BOYAmt
EOY	$107,393	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$883,246	BOYAmt
EOY	$839,885	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,925,821	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,767,229	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,682	BOYAmt
EOY	$552	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$550,586	BOYAmt
EOY	$526,849	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$123,446	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$676,714	BOYAmt
EOY	$527,401	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,249,107	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,239,828	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,249,107	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,239,828	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,925,821	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,767,229	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$67,556	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$76,835	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	Yes (1)	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$75,100	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$52,500	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$50,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$87,447	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$265,047	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$757,536	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$140,622	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$887,550	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$806,577	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$865,762	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,458,047	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$832,636	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$140,622	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$940,050	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$856,577	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$953,209	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,723,094	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$3,723,094	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,312	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,182	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,549	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$18,005	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$33,853	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$62,901	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,312	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,182	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,549	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$18,005	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$33,853	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$62,901	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$700	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,311	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$14,370	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$14,602	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$34,983	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$837,648	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$142,804	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$949,910	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$888,952	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,001,664	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,820,978	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.97440	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.98400	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.01650	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.01020	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	OTHER INCOME - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 700. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 5,311. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 14,370. LATE FEES - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 7,375. RECOVERY OF BAD DEBT - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 7,227.	ExplanationTxt

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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ASSOCIATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND APPLICABLE STATE TAX STATUES. THE ASSOCIATION'S INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES. THE ASSOCIATION IS NOT AWARE OF ANY ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION	$14,500
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION	$1,000
NORTH AMERICA	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION	$1,500
SOUTH AMERICA	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION	$1,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$18,000	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$18,000	TotalSpentAmt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (4 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxt	RegionRegionTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS' COSTS TO TRAVEL TO THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE	EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	29	$14,500	WIRE TRANSFER	$0
ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS' COSTS TO TRAVEL TO THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE	EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	2	$1,000	WIRE TRANSFER	$0
ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS' COSTS TO TRAVEL TO THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE	NORTH AMERICA	3	$1,500	WIRE TRANSFER	$0
ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS' COSTS TO TRAVEL TO THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE	SOUTH AMERICA	2	$1,000	WIRE TRANSFER	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:	ALL APPLICANTS MUST BE A CURRENT ARO MEMBER AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION AND AT THE TIME OF THE CONFERENCE. ARO MONITORS THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS BY VERIFYING GRANTEES' ATTENDANCE AND TRAVEL COSTS FOR THE MEETING. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS AND DISBURSEMENT OF GRANT FUNDS.
PART I, LINE 3:	EXPENDITURES ARE ACCOUNTED FOR USING THE ACCRUAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS' COSTS TO TRAVEL TO THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	74	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$37,000	CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ALL APPLICANTS MUST BE A CURRENT ARO MEMBER AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION AND AT THE TIME OF THE CONFERENCE. ARO MONITORS THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS BY VERIFYING GRANTEES' ATTENDANCE AND TRAVEL COSTS FOR THE MEETING. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS AND DISBURSEMENT OF GRANT FUNDS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3	ARO CONTRACTED WITH TALLEY MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC. TO PERFORM MANAGEMENT DUTIES. MANAGEMENT SERVICES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, PLANNING AND EXECUTING BUDGETS, FINANCIAL OPERATIONS, MEMBERSHIP SERVICES AND COORDINATING EVENTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	ARO SHALL HAVE ONE CLASS OF VOTING MEMBER: REGULAR MEMBER. REGULAR MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE AND HOLD OFFICE. REGULAR MEMBERS ARE ANY PERSON WITH ESTABLISHED COMPETENCE IN RESEARCH IN THE CLINICAL AND/OR BASIC SCIENCES AS THEY RELATE TO OTOLARYNGOLOGY, WHO EXHIBITS AN INTEREST IN SUPPORTING THE GOALS OF ARO, AND WHO HAS DEMONSTRATED THESE QUALITIES BY HIS/HER ACTIONS AND SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS, IS ELIGIBLE FOR REGULAR MEMBERSHIP. TO BECOME A REGULAR MEMBER, A CANDIDATE MUST BE PROPOSED FOR MEMBERSHIP BY TWO MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING. THE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE SHALL BE FURNISHED WITH THE CANDIDATE'S APPLICATION, AND CURRICULUM VITAE (OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF RESEARCH INTEREST AND COMPETENCE). THERE SHALL BE NO SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS REGARDING MEDICAL BOARD CERTIFICATION OR ACADEMIC DEGREES. ARO HAS THREE CLASSES OF MEMBERS THAT ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO VOTE OR HOLD OFFICE: (1) ASSOCIATE MEMBER, (2) SENIOR MEMBER, (3) HONORARY MEMBER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	THE COUNCIL MEMBERS (BOARD MEMBERS) ARE ELECTED BY A MAJORITY OF VOTES RETURNED FROM REGULAR MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	CHANGES TO BYLAWS MUST BE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF VOTES RETURNED FROM REGULAR MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT WILL REVIEW AND APPROVE THE FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. AT THIS TIME NO FORMAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS IN PLACE.