AMERICAN HEADACHE SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: AMERICAN HEADACHE SOCIETY (EIN 43-6058456)
Tax period: 2017-09-01 to 2018-08-31
Filed: 2019-07-15
IRS object ID: 201941969349300039
Schema version: 2017v2.3
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 L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2019-07-15T09:50:10-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-08-31	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	2017-09-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	436058456	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMERICAN HEADACHE SOCIETY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	AMER	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8564230043	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	ANDREW C CHARLES MD	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8564230043	PhoneNum
Signature	2019-07-15	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	2019-07-15	IPDt
IP Tm	10:09:21	IPTm
IP Timezone	ED	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	5E83B4D2F623A1635B106737111B0ED595857C68	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	2F8038A1C35EF53546BED6153941B468BD598492	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	TaxYr
Build TS	2019-02-21 02:37:17Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	LINDA MCGILLICUDDY	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	$11,656,455	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.AMERICANHEADACHESOCIETY.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1962	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MO	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO INCREASE THE KNOWLEDGE OF HEADACHE AND RELATED CONDITIONS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	14	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	12	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$18,900	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	-$6,357	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$7,152,532	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$5,516,147	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,289,771	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,789,718	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$49,305	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$27,615	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$624,879	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$392,103	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$9,116,487	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$7,725,583	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$92,689	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$199,735	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	$32,000	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$6,359,588	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$7,937,033	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$6,452,277	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$8,168,768	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$2,664,210	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$443,185	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$8,125,893	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$8,879,800	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,526,426	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$2,769,783	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$6,599,467	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$6,110,017	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN HEADACHE SOCIETY (AHS) IS TO IMPROVE THE CARE AND LIVES OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH HEADACHE DISORDERS. THE AHS IS A PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS DEDICATED TO THE STUDY AND TREATMENT OF HEADACHE AND FACE PAIN. AHS'S OBJECTIVE IS TO PROMOTE THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND IDEAS CONCERNING THE CAUSES AND TREATMENTS OF HEADACHE AND RELATED PAINFUL DISORDERS. EDUCATING PHYSICIANS, HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, AND THE PUBLIC AND ENCOURAGING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ARE THE PRIMARY FUNCTIONS OF AHS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$2,716,193	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	OPERATING RESEARCH - A CORE OBJECTIVE OF AHS IS TO IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP NEW EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES. THESE INCLUDE PROVIDING CLINCIAL FELLOWSHIPS, RESEARCH AWARDS, MEETING RESEARCH AWARDS AND A RESEARCH PROGRAM ON ADHERENCE.THE RESEACH ACTIVITY IS SUPPORTED BY GRANTS, CONTRIBUTIONS AND SPONSORSHIPS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$2,308,972	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$199,735	GrantAmt
Revenue	$1,205,521	RevenueAmt
Desc	MEETINGS - THERE ARE TWO MEETINGS HELD PER YEAR. AHS'S ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING PRESENTS THE LATEST IN HEADACHE RESEARCH IN PLATFORM AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS. THE SCOTTSDALE SYMPOSIUM CONSISTS OF DIDACTIC LECTURES AND CASE-BASED PRESENTATIONS AS WELL AS A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.IN ADDITION TO THE PROGRAM REVENUE NOTED ABOVE, THE MEETINGS ARE SUPPORTED BY GRANTS, CONTRIBUTIONS AND SPONSORSHIPS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,676,710	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	PATIENT AND PUBLIC AWARENESS - THIS INCLUDES PROMOTING ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE ABOUT HEADACHE, ACCESS TO QUALITY AND COMPASSIONATE CARE, LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH HEADACHE DISORDERS AND THE PRACTICE OF HEADACHE MEDICINE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$322,022	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$565,297	RevenueAmt
Desc	PUBLICATIONS - THE JOURNAL "HEADACHE" PUBLISHES 10 ISSUES A YEAR, FEATURES SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND INNOVATIVE RESEARCH FROM WITHIN THE FIELD. OUR READERSHIP IS DRAWN FROM PHYSICIANS, PSYCHOLOGISTS AND OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS INTERESTED IN THE STUDY OF HEAD, NECK AND OROFACIAL PAIN.MEMBERSHIP - AHS IS A PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP SOCIETY OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS DEDICATED TO THE STUDY AND TREATMENT OF HEADACHE AND FACE PAIN. WHETHER YOU ARE A NURSE PRACTITIONER, GENERAL PRACTICE PHYSICIAN, NEUROLOGIST OR HEADACHE SPECIALIST, THE SOCIETY'S OBJECTIVES ARE TO PROMOTE THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND IDEAS CONCERNING THE CAUSES AND TREATMENTS OF HEADACHE AND RELATED PAINFUL DISORDERS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$322,022	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$565,297	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$7,023,897	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	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	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	29	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	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
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	14	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	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	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
ALLAN PURDY
PRESIDENT	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KATHLEEN DIGRE
PRESIDENT-ELECT	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PETER GOADSBY
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANDREW CHARLES
SECRETARY	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LAWRENCE NEWMAN
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID DODICK
CHAIR, AMERICAN MIGRAINE FOUNDATION	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAWN BUSE
MEMBER-AT-LARGE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WERNER BECKER
MEMBER-AT-LARGE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DEBORAH FRIEDMAN
MEMBER-AT-LARGE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW ROBBINS
MEMBER-AT-LARGE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEWART TEPPER
MEMBER-AT-LARGE	2.00	Yes (X)		$20,000	$0	$0
TODD SCHWEDT
MEMBER-AT-LARGE	2.00	Yes (X)		$12,000	$0	$0
ROBERT SHAPIRO
MEMBER-AT-LARGE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BERT VARGAS
MEMBER-AT-LARGE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$32,000	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 (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt	Address Line1ContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CityNm	Province Or StateContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNm	CountryContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CountryCd
VARICK MEDIA MANAGEMENT
711 3RD AVE 2ND FLOOR	NEW YORK	NY	10017	MARKETING SERVICES	$1,796,593
TALLEY MANAGEMENT GROUP INC
19 MANTUA ROAD	MOUNT ROYAL	NJ	08061	ADMINISTRATIVE & MANAGEMENT SERVICES	$1,735,726
ZS ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL INC
				REGISTRY SUPPORT	$1,070,498	32 8001	LOWENSTRESSE	ZURICH	SZ
BIOSECTOR 2 LLC
450 W 15TH STREET 7TH FL	NEW YORK	NY	10011	PUBLIC RELATIONS	$290,800
MAYO CLINIC
200 1ST STREET SW	ROCHESTER	MN	55905	RESEARCH SERVICES	$198,351

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	7	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$5,516,147	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$5,516,147	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
MEETINGS REVENUE	541900	$1,205,521	$1,205,521
EDITORIAL PAYMENTS	511120	$299,845	$299,845
MEMBER DUES	541900	$213,246	$213,246
JOURNAL SUBSCRIPTIONS	511120	$71,106	$52,206	$18,900

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,789,718	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$60,882	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$60,882	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$300,000	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$300,000	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$3,897,605	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$3,930,872	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$33,267	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$33,267	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$33,267	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
MISCELLANEOUS	900099	$62,751	$62,751
HOTEL REBATE	900099	$29,352	$29,352

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$92,103	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$7,725,583	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,770,818	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$18,900	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$419,718	ExclusionAmt

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

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$94,386	TotalAmt
Program Services	$94,386	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$105,349	TotalAmt
Program Services	$105,349	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$32,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$32,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,735,726	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,326,227	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$409,499	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,600	TotalAmt
Management And General	$34,600	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,241	TotalAmt
Management And General	$22,241	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,924	TotalAmt
Management And General	$8,924	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,497,253	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,477,283	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,970	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$188,795	TotalAmt
Program Services	$187,535	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,260	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$264,017	TotalAmt
Program Services	$59,542	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$204,475	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$169,209	TotalAmt
Program Services	$24,391	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$144,818	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$111,356	TotalAmt
Program Services	$111,356	ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,192,973	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,192,364	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$609	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$40,065	TotalAmt
Management And General	$40,065	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PATIENT AWARENESS/ADVOC	$1,070,903	$1,070,903
PUBLICATIONS	$261,979	$261,979
MEMBERSHIP EXPENSE	$166,064		$166,064
BOARD & COMMITTEE COSTS	$156,216	$66,653	$89,563

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,712	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,929	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,783	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,168,768	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,023,897	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,144,871	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,139,366	BOYAmt
EOY	$838,949	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,765,515	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,163,821	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$575,218	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,009,149	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$200,333	BOYAmt
EOY	$254,001	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$538,009	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$237,504	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$79,458	BOYAmt
EOY	$300,505	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,366,003	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,313,375	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,125,893	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,879,800	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$346,287	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,144,980	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,179,639	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,624,803	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$500	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,526,426	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,769,783	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,842,490	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,288,119	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,756,977	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,821,898	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,599,467	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,110,017	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,125,893	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,879,800	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$443,185	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$46,265	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	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	0	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,074,642	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,106,699	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,729,053	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$7,152,532	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,516,147	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$18,579,073	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,074,642	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,106,699	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,729,053	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$7,152,532	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,516,147	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$18,579,073	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$11,168,856	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$7,410,217	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$336,005	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$338,120	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$356,618	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$648,899	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$360,882	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,040,524	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$8,700	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$9,470	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$18,170	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$575	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$79,438	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$374,861	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$296,429	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$92,103	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$843,406	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$21,481,173	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$4,723,598	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.34500	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.33140	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	MISCELLANEOUS HOTEL REBATE MEETING REVENUE	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$538,009	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$237,504	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$300,505	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$300,505	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$7,679,318	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$46,265	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$46,265	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$7,725,583	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$7,725,583	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$8,168,768	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$8,168,768	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$8,168,768	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE SOCIETY IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. HOWEVER, INCOME FROM CERTAIN ACTIVITIES NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE SOCIETY'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE IS SUBJECT TO TAXATION AS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THE SOCIETY FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD REGARDING UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE STANDARD PRESCRIBES A MINIMUM THRESHOLD THAT A TAX POSITION IS REQUIRED TO MEET IN ORDER TO BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE SOCIETY BELIEVES THAT IT HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS DEFINED IN THE STANDARD AND, AS A RESULT, THE STANDARD HAS HAD NO IMPACT ON THE SOCIETY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION	TRAVEL ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS' MEETING ATTENDANCE	$96,482
NORTH AMERICA	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION	TRAVEL ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS' MEETING ATTENDANCE	$6,462
SOUTH AMERICA	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION	TRAVEL ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS' MEETING ATTENDANCE	$2,405

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	$105,349	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$105,349	TotalSpentAmt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (3 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxt	RegionRegionTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
REIMBURSEMENT OF TRAVEL EXPENSES TO AHS CONFERENCE	EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	66	$96,482	CASH
REIMBURSEMENT OF TRAVEL EXPENSES TO AHS CONFERENCE	NORTH AMERICA	11	$6,462	CASH
REIMBURSEMENT OF TRAVEL EXPENSES TO AHS CONFERENCE	SOUTH AMERICA	1	$2,405	CASH

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:	GRANT FUNDS ARE AWARDED TO INDIVIDUALS TO SUPPORT THEIR TRAVEL ACCOMMODATIONS TO ATTEND VARIOUS AMERICAN HEADACHE SOCIETY CONFERENCES AND EVENTS. THESE ARE REFERRED TO AS TRAVEL AWARDS AND ARE MONITORED BY ENSURING THE GRANTEES' ATTENDANCE AT THE EVENT AND VERIFYING THEIR TRAVEL COSTS.
PART I, LINE 3:	GRANT AND AWARD EXPENDITURES ARE ACCOUNTED FOR ON THE ACCRUAL BASIS.

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	REIMBURSEMENT OF TRAVEL EXPENSES TO AHS CONFERENCE	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	134	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$94,386	CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	GRANT FUNDS ARE AWARDED TO INDIVIDUALS TO SUPPORT THEIR TRAVEL ACCOMMODATIONS TO ATTEND VARIOUS AMERICAN HEADACHE SOCIETY CONFERENCES AND EVENTS. THESE ARE REFERRED TO AS TRAVEL AWARDS AND ARE MONITORED BY ENSURING THE GRANTEES' ATTENDANCE AT THE EVENT AND VERIFYING THEIR TRAVEL COSTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Grnt Asst Bnft Interested Prsn GrntAsstBnftInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship With OrgRelationshipWithOrgTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxt	Assistance PurposeAssistancePurposeTxt
ALLAN PURDY
BOARD PRESIDENT (OFFICER AND DIRECTOR)	$1,000	CASH	TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT ASSISTANCE PER AHS TRAVEL AWARDS DETERMINATION
DEBORAH FRIEDMAN
BOARD MEMBER	$3,000	CASH	TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT ASSISTANCE PER AHS TRAVEL AWARDS DETERMINATION

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1	BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE DAY-TO-DAY AFFAIRS OF AHS MAY BE CONDUCTED BY AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, THE MEMBERSHIP OF WHICH SHALL CONSIST OF THE OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3	THE SOCIETY OUTSOURCES ITS ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS TO AN INDEPENDENT MANAGEMENT SERVICE COMPANY, INCLUDING THE POSITION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (NON-VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD) OF THE SOCIETY. THE MANAGEMENT SERVICE COMPANY, TALLEY MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC, WAS PAID $1,735,726 BY AHS FOR ALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PROVIDED, INCLUDING BOTH MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. THIS AMOUNT WAS REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11A. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS PAID BY THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	AHS HAS TWO CLASSES OF VOTING MEMBERS: (1) ACTIVE AND (2) EMERITUS. (1) ACTIVE MEMBERS: ACTIVE MEMBERS SHALL HAVE EARNED AN M.D. OR D.O. DEGREE (OR ITS EQUIVALENT AS DEFINED BY THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION) OR A DEGREE IN DENTISTRY (D.M.D. OR D.D.S.) OR A DOCTORATE IN PHARMACY (PHARMD) OR A PH.D. IN A HEALTH-RELATED FIELD SUCH AS BIOCHEMISTRY, PHARMACOLOGY OR PSYCHOLOGY. UNDER SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES THE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE MAY RECOMMEND INDIVIDUALS WITH OTHER ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (2) EMERITUS MEMBERS: EMERITUS MEMBERS SHALL PREVIOUSLY HAVE BEEN ACTIVE MEMBERS. THEY MAY APPLY FOR EMERITUS MEMBERSHIP STATUS BY SUBMITTING A WRITTEN APPLICATION TO THE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE EXPLAINING THE REASON FOR THE APPLICATION, NAMELY FULL RETIREMENT FROM PRACTICE. NON-VOTING MEMBERSHIP CLASSES OF AHS ARE: HONORARY, REGENT, ASSOCIATE, TRAINEE AND FELLOW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	VOTING MEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM THE SLATE OF NOMINEES PROPOSED BY THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE AND APPROVED BY THE EXISTING BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE VOTING MEMBERS MAY ALSO REMOVE A BOARD MEMBER BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE VOTING MEMBERS PRESENT OR BY PROXY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES TO THE BYLAWS REQUIRE AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF TWO-THIRDS OF A QUORUM OF VOTING MEMBERS IN ORDER TO TAKE EFFECT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. PRIOR TO ITS FILING WITH THE IRS, A COPY OF THE FINAL FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND MEMBERS INVOLVED IN AHS'S GOVERNANCE MUST PROVIDE COMPLETE, TIMELY, ACCURATE, AND SIGNED DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ANNUALLY. COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PROCESS IS MANDATORY FOR PARTICIPATION IN AHS ACTIVITIES. THESE DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE AHS ETHICS COMMITTEE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE COMMITTEE DETERMINES WHETHER OR NOT A CONFLICT EXISTS. IF A CONFLICT IS IDENTIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTION CAN TAKE THE FORM OF DISCLOSURE, BOARD RECUSAL AND/OR REMOVAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE SOCIETY MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	PROGRAM MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,437,402. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,437,402. OTHER SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 39,881. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 19,970. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 59,851.