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NORTH AMERICAN SPINE SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
NORTH AMERICAN SPINE SOCIETY (EIN 36-3382069)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-11
IRS object ID
202533159349305488
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Business Name Line1Desmond & Ahern LtdBusinessNameLine1Txt

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Address Line110827 S Western AveAddressLine1Txt
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CityBurr RidgeCityNm
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Principal OfficerEric J MuehlbauerPrincipalOfficerNm

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Address Line1150 Harvester Dr 111AddressLine1Txt
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Gross Receipts$17,661,364GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.spine.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1995FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
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PY Investment Income$285,507PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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Total Assets EOY$15,509,947TotalAssetsEOYAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$2,301,361TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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DescThe Organization publishes magazines and other materials intended to educate patients on spinal disorders and spine health. Spine research and spine health periodicals are published for members.Desc

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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
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Scott Kreiner MD
President10.002.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
William Mitchell MD
1st Vice President5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Christopher P Kauffman MD
2nd Vice President5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr David Kennedy
Treasurer5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Patrick C Hsieh MD
Secretary5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Zoher Ghogawala MD FACS
Past President5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Alan S Hilibrand MD
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Byron Schneider MD
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Roger Hartl MD
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Karin R Swartz MD
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael G Fehlings MD
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Wang MD
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Noah Stadlan MD
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sandeep Gidvani
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard L Skolasky ScD
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Steven W Hwang MD
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Andrew Schoenfeld MD
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Eric J Muehlbauer MJ CAE
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Richard W Bacon
Asistant Executive Director40.00$152,077$0$17,425Yes (X)
Shweta Trivedi
Asistant Executive Director40.00$152,374$0$997Yes (X)
Christina Wolf
Assistant Executive Director40.00$147,493$0$17,488Yes (X)
Dana Rennie
Director of Human Resource40.00$132,772$0$9,867Yes (X)
Katie Elizabeth Szymanski
Assistant Executive Director40.00$125,066$0$7,219Yes (X)
Jennifer A Krsanac
Director of Meeting Servic40.00$122,563$0$993Yes (X)
Robert James Zak
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Metropolian Pier & Expo Authority
301 E Cermak RdChicagoIL60616Supplies food & beverage for annual meet$661,331
Blue Cross Blue Shield
300 E Randolph StChicagoIL60601Employee health insurance co.$422,450
Freeman Audio Visual
2616 Commerce Park DrOrlandoFL38190Supplies audio visual equip. at annual m$313,701
Christopher Bono
73 Caterina HeightsConcordMA01742Editor of Spine Journal$276,020
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8 Lakeville Business ParkLakevilleMA02347Services for annual meeting$252,475
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Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,649,168BOYAmt
EOY$13,208,586EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,431,840BOYAmt
EOY$15,509,947EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$731,502ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$909,575NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$81,659PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,341,870CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,234,859CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,144,532CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,551,317CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,751,776CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,024,354TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,621,317CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,575,237CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,641,135CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,017,123CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,215,065CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$29,069,877TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,963,187CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,810,096CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,785,667CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,568,440CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,966,841CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$46,094,231TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$46,094,231PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$202,214CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$182,214CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$156,209CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$317,352CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$648,521CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,506,510TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,040,915CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$515,141CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$237,996CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$1,794,052TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$202,214CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,223,129CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$671,350CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$555,348CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$648,521CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,300,562TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$45CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,164CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$24,208CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$216,184CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$447,546CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$694,147TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,165,446CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$11,039,389CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,481,225CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,339,972CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,062,908CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$50,088,940TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.92020PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.93630PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.06590InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.05900InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,316,187BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$463,364InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$3,779,551EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,906,579BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$409,608InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$3,316,187EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,539,366BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$489,302InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$143,485OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,906,579EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,122,007BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$417,359InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$3,539,366EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,880,408BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$370,008InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$128,409OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,122,007EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,678,789OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,628,258DepreciationAmt
Book Value$50,531BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$977,511OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$921,765DepreciationAmt
Book Value$55,746BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$106,277TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part V, Line 4:The endowment fund is to be used to fund spine related research grants.
Part X, Line 2:FIN 48 Note from Audited Financial Statements North American Spine Society and the National Association of Spine Specialists are organizations described in Sections 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(6), respectively, of the Internal Revenue Code and were granted exemptions from federal income taxes by the Internal Revenue Service. The tax-exempt purposes of the Organizations and the nature in which they operate are described in Note 1 under "Nature of Organization". Management's assertion is that there are no uncertain tax positions and the Organizations continue to operate in compliance with their tax-exempt purposes. However, the Organizations are subject to income tax on their unrelated business income after related expenses. North American Spine Society does sell advertising in its journals and opportunities at the annual meeting as well as its annual conference registration listing of participants which is considered unrelated to its tax-exempt purpose. Based on net income from these activities, the Society incurred no amounts in unrelated business income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2024. The National Association of Spine Specialists performs certain lobbying activities. Expenditures for lobbying activities are subject to a 35% proxy tax unless membership dues and assessments clearly identify the estimated portion of non-deductible membership dues which represent lobbying expense. For 2024, the Association estimated and identified to its members the portion of its dues relating to non-deductible lobbying expenses. As such, no provision for proxy tax was necessary for 2024. The Society has adopted the requirements for accounting for uncertain tax positions and management has determined that the Society was not required to record a liability related to uncertain tax positions as of December 31, 2024. The annual informational and income tax returns for both Organizations are filed with the federaland state governments and are subject to examination generally for three years after they have beenfiled.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) - Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium00Membership
East Asia and the Pacific - Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia,00Membership
South America - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador,00Membership
North America00Membership
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$0SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$0TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionNorth America - Canada and Mexico, but not the United StatesRegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantNASS 2024 Clinical Research Grant for "Examining CSF Hydrodynamic Changes in Stenotic Patients Using 4D Flow MRI"PurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$25,059CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (3 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtRegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
NASS 2024 Clinical Traveling FellowshipEast Asia and the Pacific1$7,000
NASS 2024 Clinical Traveling FellowshipEurope (Including Iceland & Greenland) - Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgiu1$7,000
NASS 2024 Basic Research Grant for "Extracellular Vesicles Derived from Tie2-enhanced nucleus pulposus progenitor cells: an innovative cell-free therapy for intervertebral disc degeneration"Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)1$5,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGrants are approved by the Board of Directors and reported in the Board minutes and in the accounting records of the Organization. Annual reports relating to the use of funds are due from grantees by July 31 of each year.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Brigham and Women's Hospital
60 Fenwood Road Boston MA 02115BostonMA02115042312909$40,000$0Research to investigate "Transient Bioelectronic Implants for Enhancing Bone Growth following Spine Fusion"
UC Davis AR Lockbox (obo Safdar Khan & Hania Shahzad)
PO Box 741816Los AngelesCA90074946036494$13,000$0Traveling Clinical Fellowship

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
TSJ Outstanding Paper Award1$6,950
NASS 2024 Young Investigator Translational Research Grant1$40,000

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGrants are approved by the Board of Directors and reported in the Board minutes and in the accounting records of the Organization. Annual reports relating to the use of funds are due from grantees by July 31 of each year.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Idemnification Gross Up PmtsYes (X)IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Eric J Muehlbauer MJ CAE
Executive Director$335,493$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$21,964$0$357,457$0$0$0
Richard W Bacon
Asistant Executive Director$152,077$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$17,425$0$169,502$0$0$0
Christina Wolf
Assistant Executive Director$147,493$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$17,488$0$164,981$0$0$0
Shweta Trivedi
Asistant Executive Director$152,374$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$997$0$153,371$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 1aFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationNASS pays a portion of health club dues for employees. Employees submit documentation of dues payment and this amount is included in the employees' paycheck and W-2. Mr. Muehlbauer, Mr. Nelson, and Mr. Kocich all participate in this program.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBriana SchaeferPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionDaughter of Executive DirectorRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$88,052TransactionAmt
TransactionBriana Schaefer, daughter of Executive Director Eric Muehlbauer, works for the Organization as a SERC manager. Her 2022 compensation including benefits was $88,052.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescC-ArmDesc
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$83,697NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenuesfair valueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6The Organization has a membership consisting of individuals in the medical profession dealing with spine disorders.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aMembership elects the Board of Directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bMembership must approve changes in the bylaws.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe 990 was reviewed by the CFO and Executive Director. Final approval was obtained from the Audit Committee of the Board prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cPrior to the start of the meeting each board member must update their disclosure information.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15Compensation for the Executive Director and key employees is reviewed by the Executive Committee which relies on the Association Forum Compensation Survey for comparison purposes.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19All governing documents are available on the Organization's website "www.spine.org or upon request.
Form 990, Part XII, line 2c:The process has not changed from the prior year.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The National Association of Spine SpecialistsBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1150 Harvester Dr Suite 111AddressLine1Txt
CityBurr RidgeCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60527ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN364309601EIN
Primary ActivitiesPromote interests of spine community and patients they servePrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(6)ExemptCodeSectionTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Common Board of DirectorsBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmt
The National Association of Spine Specialists
D$77,901
The National Association of Spine Specialists
O