INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR QUALITY LIFE RESEARCH: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR QUALITY LIFE RESEARCH (EIN 54-1985637)
Tax period: 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed: 2019-10-28
IRS object ID: 201933019349301053
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 O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2019-10-28T09:49:01-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	390919055	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	330 E Kilbourn Ste 550	AddressLine1Txt
City	Milwaukee	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	532023144	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	541985637	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	INTE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4149189797	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	555 E WELLS STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	MILWAUKEE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53202	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Joan Branin	PersonNm
Person Title	Sec.-Treas.	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2019-10-28	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	KATY L SOMMER	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00273273	PTIN
Phone	4142711451	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2019-02-21 02:37:17Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Joan J Branin PHD	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	555 E WELLS STREET 1100	AddressLine1Txt
City	MILWAUKEE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53202	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$900,318	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
All Affiliates Included	false	AllAffiliatesIncludedInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	http://www.isoqol.org/	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2000	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	VA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	To advance the scientific study of health-related quality of life and other patient-centered outcomes to identify effective interventions, enhance the quality of health care and promote the health of populations.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	12	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$12,150	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$9,007	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$64,690	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$65,821	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$667,820	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$811,438	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$6,356	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$9,256	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$27,171	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$13,803	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$766,037	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$900,318	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$18,834	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$15,408	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$653,296	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$850,306	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$672,130	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$865,714	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$93,907	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$34,604	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,029,179	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,091,857	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$40,928	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$87,334	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$988,251	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,004,523	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	To advance the scientific study of health-related quality of life and other patient-centered outcomes to identify effective interventions, enhance the quality of health care and promote the health of populations.	MissionDesc
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Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$419,273	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$15,408	GrantAmt
Revenue	$481,747	RevenueAmt
Desc	The 2018 Annual Conference was held in Dublin, Ireland in October. The Conference is an open scientific forum to foster the study of quality of life relevant to health & healthcare. The 2018 Annual Conference provided a platform to discuss the challenges for the field with regards to theory, methodology and implementation of results in health care policy and practice.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$263,439	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$20,050	RevenueAmt
Desc	Other program services include Webinars, Website content, Membership Newsletters, activities of the Special Interest Groups, Committees, & the President's Award.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$55,373	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$240,964	RevenueAmt
Desc	Journals - Quality of Life Research (QLR) and Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes (JPRO): The QLR and JPRO Journals are international, multidisciplinary devoted to the rapid communication of original research, theoretical articles and methodological reports related to the field of quality of life in all the health sciences. The journals also publish editorials, literature, book and software reviews, correspondence and abstracts of conferences.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$34,175	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$777,932	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
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Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
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Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
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Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
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Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
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Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR INC	PersonNm
Phone	4149189797	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	555 E WELLS STREET 1100	AddressLine1Txt
City	MILWAUKEE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53202	ZIPCd

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Jose M Valderas MD MPH PHD
President	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Claire Snyder phd
Past President	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Susan Bartlett PHD
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Joan J Branin PHD
sec.-treas.	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KEVIN P WEiNFURT PHD
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ida Korfage PHD
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Antoine Regnault PHD
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Diana Rofail PHD CPsychol
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mogens Groenvold MD PHD
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Zoe Winters DPhil FRCS FCS MD
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOSEPHINE M NORQUIST MS
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Anne Klassen DPhil
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	executive director inc	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	555 e wells st ste 1100	AddressLine1Txt
City	milwaukee	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53202	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	management services	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$429,747	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$65,821	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$65,821	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CONFERENCE	541900	$466,202	$466,202
JOURNAL	541900	$240,964	$240,964
Membership Dues & Assessments	541900	$84,222	$84,222
WEBINAR	541900	$20,050	$20,050

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$811,438	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$9,256	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$9,256	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,058	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,058	ExclusionAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

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JOB BOARD	$560	$560
Periodical/ Newsletter Ad	$9,150		541900	$9,150
Web Ads	$3,000		541900	$3,000

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$35	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$35	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$12,745	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$900,318	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$812,033	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$12,150	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$10,314	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

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

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$300	TotalAmt
Program Services	$300	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,108	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,108	ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

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

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$429,747	TotalAmt
Program Services	$390,315	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$39,432	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,491	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,491	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

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

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

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$199	TotalAmt
Program Services	$199	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,512	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,512	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,869	TotalAmt
Program Services	$934	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$935	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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

Travel TravelGrp

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

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

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

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$311,721	TotalAmt
Program Services	$297,797	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,924	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

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

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,145	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,145	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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CREDIT CARD FEES	$22,176		$22,176
Course Expenses	$8,326	$8,326
webinars	$3,700	$3,700

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Program Services	$5,880	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,167	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Program Services	$777,932	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$87,782	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$215,682	BOYAmt
EOY	$317,507	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$450,976	BOYAmt
EOY	$453,253	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29,517	BOYAmt
EOY	$56,617	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$154,136	BOYAmt
EOY	$98,819	EOYAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$178,868	BOYAmt
EOY	$165,661	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,029,179	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,091,857	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,366	BOYAmt
EOY	$872	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$39,562	BOYAmt
EOY	$86,462	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$40,928	BOYAmt
EOY	$87,334	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$985,251	BOYAmt
EOY	$994,237	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,286	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$988,251	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,004,523	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,029,179	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,091,857	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$34,604	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$18,332	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	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	$141,062	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$139,178	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$149,753	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$141,708	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$150,043	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$721,744	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$625,175	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$577,163	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$661,757	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$590,803	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$727,216	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,182,114	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

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

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

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

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

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

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$766,237	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$716,341	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$811,510	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$732,511	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$877,259	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,903,858	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$25,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$24,500	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$26,500	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$16,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$17,000	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$109,000	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)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$25,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$24,500	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$26,500	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$16,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$17,000	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$109,000	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$3,794,858	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,085	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,579	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,438	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$6,356	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$9,256	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$30,714	TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

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

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,085	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,579	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,438	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$6,356	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$9,256	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$30,714	TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$10,679	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$17,998	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$27,213	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$20,800	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$12,150	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$88,840	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$80	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$164	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,768	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$6,372	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,653	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$11,037	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$781,081	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$740,082	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$846,929	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$766,039	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$900,318	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,034,449	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.94060	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.91550	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00760	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.00680	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$881,986	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$18,332	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$18,332	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$900,318	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$900,318	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$865,714	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$865,714	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$865,714	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part X : FIN48 Footnote	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	The Organization is exempt from income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of Internal Revenue Code and is classified as other than a private foundation. However, income from certain activities (primarily advertising income) not directly related to the Organizations tax-exempt purpose is subject to taxation as unrelated business income. As of December 31, 2018, the total UBIT expense recorded for year ended was $1,597.Management has reviewed all tax positions recognized in previously filed tax returns in the U.S. federal and state jurisdictions and those expected to be taken in future tax returns. As of December 31, 2018, the Organization had no amounts related to unrecognized income tax benefits and no amounts related to accrued interest and penalties. The Organization does not anticipate any significant changes to unrecognized income tax benefits over the next year.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	EmployeeEmployeeCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
NORTH AMERICA (CANADA)	2	PROGRAM SERVICES	EDITORIAL STIPENDS	$9,510
EUROPE	9	PROGRAM SERVICES	EDITORIAL STIPENDS	$22,660
EAST ASIA	5	PROGRAM SERVICES	EDITORIAL STIPENDS	$4,090
EUROPE	0	PROGRAM SERVICES	ANNUAL CONFERENCE	$419,273

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Employees	16	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Employee	16	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$455,533	SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent	$455,533	TotalSpentAmt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (5 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxt	RegionRegionTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
PRESIDENT'S AWARD	EUROPE	2	$2,000	WIRE	FMV
STUDENT AWARDS	EUROPE	3	$900	WIRE	FMV
TRAVEL AWARDS	EAST ASIA & PACIFIC	1	$2,000	WIRE	FMV
TRAVEL AWARDS	EUROPE	5	$5,288	WIRE	FMV
TRAVEL AWARDS	NORTH AMERICA (CAN)	2	$4,920	WIRE	FMV

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

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, Line 2 - Grantmakers Explanation For Monitoring Use of Funds Outside US	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	The organization gave out some awards/scholarships related to it's Annual Conference for which certain standards/prerequisites must be met. Awards are provided to selected poster & oral presentation winners at the Conference judged by a panel. An awards committee chooses the presenters prior to the conference based on abstract submissions. A scholarship committee reviews the scholarship applications and awards the scholarships based on various merits of the application.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description	OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Other program services include Webinars, Website content, Membership Newsletters, activities of the Special Interest Groups, Committees, & the President's Award.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 3: Description of Delegated Duties to Management Company	The Organization is managed by Executive Director Incorporated, a for-profit management company.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder	The Organization is a professional membership organization with dues-paying members.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body	The membership elects the Board of Directors through a nomination and ballot process.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders	Changes or amendments to the bylaws must be approved by over half of the membership.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process	The Form 990 is made available to all board members electronically prior to it being filed for any comments or suggested changes.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts	All board members are covered under the conflict of interest policy. Conflict determinations can be made at either the management or board level depending on the situation. The board encourages open discussion of any potential conflict of interest, with the first step being in the case of a known conflict, a board member recusing themselves from voting on a particular item. Refusal to recuse may lead the board member to decide a particular member shouldn't vote on a particular decision.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management	The Organization is managed by Executive Director Incorporated, a for-profit management company. The Organization has no official employees because all staff assigned to the Organization are employees of the management company.B The Organization does not compensate Directors, other top officials, nor has anybody that fits the definition of a Key Employee.B The management contract includes providing office facilities, management, record-keeping, accounting, storage, other significant services, and related overhead costs.B The Organizationb
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees	The Organization is managed by Executive Director Incorporated, a for-profit management company. The Organization has no official employees because all staff assigned to the Organization are employees of the management company.B The Organization does not compensate Directors, other top officials, nor has anybody that fits the definition of a Key Employee.B The management contract includes providing office facilities, management, record-keeping, accounting, storage, other significant services, and related overhead costs.B The Organizationb
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public either at the organization's website or upon request.