2017-06-13T08:13:13-05:00 2016-12-31 232896692 BBD LLP 1835 MARKET STREET 26TH FLOOR PHILADELPHIA PA 19103 990 2016-01-01 421182936 AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TRANSPLANTATION AMER 8564399986 1120 ROUTE 73 NO 200 MOUNT LAUREL NJ 08054 EMILY A BLUMBERG TREASURER 8564399986 2017-06-13 1 JENNIFER SOLOT P00749373 2155677770 38.88.148.130 2017-06-13 09:12:27 ED P 149D40D3B654346052AE2A910930C98C7C5EC8B9 11AE3E88E8C2217D7D81F7CFE1570750383F7E13 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z EMILY A BLUMBERG 1120 ROUTE 73 NO 200 MOUNT LAUREL NJ 08054 9038174 0 X WWW.MYAST.ORG X 1982 IA TO PROMOTE EDUCATION, RESEARCH, ADVOCACY & ORGAN DONATION AWARENESS. 14 14 0 325 64760 37565 2304883 2219926 879279 2934720 471140 -108911 287549 0 3942851 5045735 461441 633470 0 0 0 0 30367 0 611833 3366205 4252506 3858013 4885976 84838 159759 15218788 16106483 1181596 1260669 14037192 14845814 X TO PROMOTE EDUCATION, RESEARCH, ADVOCACY AND ORGAN DONATION AWARENESS IN THE FIELD OF ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION. 0 0 1852910 82720 2446721 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS - AST'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM PROVIDES A FORUM FOR EXCHANGE AND DISSEMINATION OF SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION IN ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION. AST HOLDS CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, AND OTHER IN-PERSON MEETINGS TO EXCHANGE DATA ABOUT THE LATEST RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OUTCOMES WHILE GIVING ATTENDEES AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH COLLEAGUES. ONLINE EDUCATION ACTIVITIES ALLOW TRANSPLANT PROFESSIONALS TO ACCESS IMPORTANT INFORMATION IN AN ON-DEMAND FORMAT. AST OFFERS A NUMBER OF LIVE AND ON-DEMAND ACTIVITIES ANNUALLY. 862103 550750 RESEARCH GRANTS AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARDS - RESEARCH AND RECOGNIZING MEMBER DEVELOPMENT ARE AMONG AST'S HIGHEST PRIORITIES. ANNUALLY THE AST PROVIDES FUNDING FOR PROMISING RESEARCH THAT IS INTENDED TO ADVANCE THE FIELD OF TRANSPLANTATION. THE SOCIETY ALSO SUPPORTS ITS MEMBERS THROUGH TEN CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARDS THAT ARE AWARDED EACH YEAR. 509746 ADVOCACY - AST HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN ASSISTING FEDERAL AND STATE PUBLIC POLICY DECISION-MAKERS IN CRAFTING AND FORMATION OF A VARIETY OF LEGISLATIVE REGULATORY INITIATIVES RELATING TO THE INTERESTS OF THE TRANSPLANT PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY IN ALL SOLID ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION SPECIALTIES INCLUDING ADVANCING AST'S PATIENT-FOCUSED ADVOCACY PROGRAM. 555642 487999 FELLOWSHIP TRAINING AND OTHER - TO SUPPORT TRAINING OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF TRANSPLANT NEPHROLOGISTS, THE AST RENAL TRANSPLANT FELLOWSHIP TRAINING ACCREDITATION PROGRAM ACCREDITS INSTITUTIONS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE SPECIALTY RENAL TRANSPLANT TRAINING. AS A RESULT OF THE PROGRAM'S APPROVAL BY THE UNITED NETWORK FOR ORGAN SHARING (UNOS), GRADUATES OF ACCREDITED RENAL TRANSPLANT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS ARE QUALIFIED TO HEAD UNOS APPROVED RENAL TRANSPLANT PROGRAMS. THE GOAL OF AST'S ACCREDITATION PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE A BASIS FOR THE STANDARDIZATION OF TRANSPLANT TRAINING AND A METHOD OF UNIFORMDOCUMENTATION OF EDUCATION FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO LEAD RENAL TRANSPLANT PROGRAMS WITH THE GOAL OF ACHIEVING THE BEST OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS. 555642 487999 3780401 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 23 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AL AK AR CA CO CT FL GA HI IL KS KY MI ME MD MA MN MS NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI DC X X THE ORGANIZATION 8564399986 1120 ROUTE 73 NO 200 MOUNT LAUREL NJ 08054 X ANIL CHANDRAKER PRESIDENT 12.00 X X 0 0 0 RONALD G GILL PRESIDENT-ELECT 8.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES S ALLAN PAST PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 EMILY A BLUMBERG TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DIANNE B MCKAY SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SHARON M BARTOSH COUNCILOR-AT-LARGE 2.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD FORMICA COUNCILOR-AT-LARGE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN S GILL COUNCILOR-AT-LARGE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JON KOBASHIGAWA COUNCILOR-AT-LARGE 2.00 X 0 0 0 DEEPALI KUMAR COUNCILOR-AT-LARGE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOSH LEVITSKY COUNCILOR-AT-LARGE 2.00 X 0 0 0 LARRY B MELTON COUNCILOR-AT-LARGE (TIL 6/2016) 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID P NELSON COUNCILOR-AT-LARGE (TIL 6/2016) 2.00 X 0 0 0 KENNETH A NEWELL PAST PRESIDENT (TIL 6/2016) 2.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS PEARSON TREASURER (TIL 6/2016) 2.00 X 0 0 0 JESSE SCHOLD COUNCILOR-AT-LARGE 2.00 X 0 0 0 NICOLE TURGEON COUNCILOR-AT-LARGE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDER WISEMAN COUNCILOR-AT-LARGE 2.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ASSOCIATION HEADQUARTERS INC 1120 ROUTE 73 SUITE 200 MOUNT LAUREL NJ 08054 MANAGEMENT FEE 1678040 BRYAN CAVE STRATEGIES LLP PO BOX 503089 ST LOUIS MO 63150 GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & LEGAL SERVICE 240000 FOR MOMENTUM LLC 1816 INDEPENDENCE SQUARESTE D ATLANTA GA 30338 MARKETING SERVICES 206038 CRYSTAL TRAVEL MANAGEMENT COMPANY 100 SPRING STREET BOSTON MA 02132 TRAVEL SERVICES 165522 JOHN WILEY SONS INC PO BOX 416502 BOSTON MA 02241 PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATION SERVICE 162731 5 2219926 2219926 JOINT VENTURES INCOME 900099 1138046 1138046 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 1045090 1045090 JOURNAL INCOME 900099 331358 291311 40047 MEETINGS & EDUC PROJ 900099 238872 238872 ACCREDITATION FEES 900099 70300 70300 111054 86341 24713 2934720 231091 231091 3652437 3992439 -340002 -340002 -340002 5045735 2869960 64760 -108911 25500 25500 603970 603970 4000 4000 1782605 1237069 223377 322159 240000 240000 68247 68247 173694 59300 91102 23292 285644 65427 7771 212446 155596 132969 22627 72714 64063 8651 149310 123592 7649 18069 938717 905217 33500 16531 16531 46644 26287 20357 JOURNAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 163969 163969 ACCREDITATION EXPENSE 45134 45134 113701 67373 43961 2367 4885976 3780401 493742 611833 549381 122185 235000 462707 658552 383958 280502 86688 20564 82655 66124 7812664 14487994 4625321 0 1302102 256126 15218788 16106483 472665 512707 708931 747962 1181596 1260669 X 13309305 13353512 358784 1091735 369103 400567 14037192 14845814 15218788 16106483 X 159759 930346 -281483 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2383516 2034410 2373419 2304883 2219926 11316154 2383516 2034410 2373419 2304883 2219926 11316154 2666286 8649868 749475 1034398 425679 469214 231091 2909857 68185 52756 4259 32930 158130 14384141 7129579 0.60130 0.58110 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 240000 240000 4283796 4523796 376190 94048 0 0 366288 355877 342921 376190 1441276 2161914 241439 240000 240000 240000 961439 91572 88969 85730 94048 360319 540479 8802235 925135 647969 352713 10022626 8789079 19880 6282 13006 8802235 8776822 23211 3945 14899 8789079 8732469 41910 15455 13012 8776822 8703232 27735 12369 10867 8732469 0.95700 0.04000 0.00300 0 0 86688 20564 66124 66124 X 5626351 930346 930346 4696005 68247 281483 349730 5045735 4817729 0 4817729 68247 68247 4885976 PART V, LINE 4: INCOME FROM THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS SUPPORTS CORE AST PROGRAMS. PART X, LINE 2: GAAP REQUIRES ENTITIES TO EVALUATE, MEASURE, RECOGNIZE AND DISCLOSE ANY UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN ON THEIR TAX RETURNS. GAAP PRESCRIBES A MINIMUM THRESHOLD THAT A TAX POSITION IS REQUIRED TO MEET IN ORDER TO BE RECOGNIZED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. AST AND TNFTAP BELIEVE THAT THEY HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS DEFINED IN GAAP. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CONTRACT SEVERANCE PAYMENT 281,483. 1 NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 2101 CONSTITUTION AVE NW WASHINGTON DC 20418 530196932 501(C)(3) 25000 FMV FOR INSTITUTION OF MEDICINE DONOR INTERVENTION STUDY. 1 RESEARCH GRANTS & CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARDS 34 521250 FMV FELLOWS SYMPOSIUM TRAVEL GRANTS 180 82720 FMV PART I, LINE 2: AST DETERMINES THE ALLOCATION OF RESEARCH GRANT FUNDS THROUGH ITS GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS. APPLICANTS PROVIDE A DETAILED PROPOSAL, AND A DIVERSE COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS REVIEWS/SCORES EACH PROPOSAL USING ESTABLISHED SCORING CRITERIA. GRANT RECIPIENTS MUST SIGN A LETTER OF AGREEMENT OUTLINING THE TERMS OF THE GRANT FUNDING. AST REQUIRES GRANT RECIPIENTS TO CONFIRM QUARTERLY THAT THEY STILL MEET THE GRANT CRITERIA BEFORE PAYMENTS ARE ISSUED. EACH GRANT RECIPIENT IS ALSO REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN INTERIM REPORT TO DEMONSTRATE PROGRESS. A FINAL REPORT IS REQUESTED OF THE GRANT RECIPIENT ONCE THE GRANT PERIOD HAS ENDED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 AST AND TNFTAP RECEIVED VARIOUS MANAGEMENT SERVICES INCLUDING THOSE RELATED TO ADMINISTRATION, MEETINGS, EDUCATION AND WEBSITE SERVICES FROM ASSOCIATION HEADQUARTERS, INC. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS ONE CLASS OF VOTING MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A FULL AND INTERNATIONAL MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO HOLD OFFICE ON THE COUNCIL AND SERVE ON COMMITTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B ALL FULL, INTERNATIONAL, AND TRAINEE MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE ON ALL MATTERS BROUGHT BEFORE THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP, SUCH AS APPROVAL OF REVISIONS TO BYLAWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B PRIOR TO ITS FILING WITH THE IRS, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE THOROUGHLY REVIEWS THE FORM 990 AND RECOMMENDS ITS APPROVAL TO THE COUNCIL. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL FOR REVIEW BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE COUNCIL AND EVERY COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE SUMMARY OF INDIVIDUAL DISCLOSURES AND NOTES ANY AREAS OF BUSINESS. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE ALSO MANAGED AND RESOLVED BY THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE AST BOARD OF DIRECTORS TAKES ITS FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY VERY SERIOUSLY. DURING THE ANNUAL BUDGETING PROCESS, THE AST BOARD UTILIZES A RIGOROUS METHOD FOR THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE AST'S SCOPE OF WORK, STAFFING MODEL AND ASSOCIATED MANAGEMENT FEE. TO ENSURE THAT THE MANAGEMENT FEE IS APPROPRIATE, THE AST BOARD USES TWO SOURCES OF BENCHMARKING DATA: 1) THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES, OPERATING RATIOS REPORT, A DESKTOP REFERENCE USED BY ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES AND VOLUNTEER LEADERS FOR BENCHMARKING THE FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF THEIR ORGANIZATIONS AGAINST SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS; AND, 2) COMPARABLE PERSONNEL AND OVERHEAD DATA MINED FROM THE FORM 990S OF RELATED ASSOCIATIONS. THE BOARD FULLY SUPPORTS TRANSPARENCY IN THE REPORTING OF THE CEO'S COMPENSATION. FOR THE YEAR 2016 THE COMPENSATION FOR AST'S CHIEF STAFF EXECUTIVE WAS $135,415. THIS IS INCLUSIVE OF SALARY AND BENEFITS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 COPIES OF THE ORGANIZATIONS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CONTRACT SEVERANCE PAYMENT -281,483. AST TRANSPLANT NEPHROLOGY FELLOWSHIP TRAINING ACCREDITATION PROGRAM LLC 1120 ROUTE 73 SUITE 200 MOUNT LAUREL NJ 08054 PROMOTES THE EDUCATION, TRAINING AND KNOWLEDGE OF RENAL TRANSPLANT PHYSICIAN IA 84250 78224 AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TRANSPLANTATION