TRAUMA CENTER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: TRAUMA CENTER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INC (EIN 61-1470079)
Tax period: 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed: 2017-08-30
IRS object ID: 201732429349300503
Schema version: 2016v3.0
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 C
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-08-30T07:45:43-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	561084523	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WHISNANT & COMPANY LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	P O BOX 639	AddressLine1Txt
City	HICKORY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	28603	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	611470079	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Trauma Center Association of America Inc	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	TRAU	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7043604665	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	108 Gateway Blvd Suite 103	AddressLine1Txt
City	Mooresville	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	28117	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	John Barton Osborn MSc	PersonNm
Person Title	Treasurer	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7043604665	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-07-28	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Laura H Haigler CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00637773	PTIN
Phone	8283221803	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	24.240.171.110	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2017-07-28	IPDt
IP Tm	13:42:01	IPTm
IP Timezone	ED	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	72398149BAF4071106DD100E122510CAECE7B736	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	7D8E8E2BD8640EC977D2DAC607A80EBD26D04A3F	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Jennifer Ward	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	108 Gateway Blvd Suite 103	AddressLine1Txt
City	Mooresville	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	28117	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,264,319	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	www.traumacenters.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2002	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	To secure the viability of America's trauma centers and foster a sustainable national system of trauma care.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	12	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	7	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,305,738	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,442,795	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$320,014	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$23,111	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$21,784	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,465,906	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,647,536	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$413,670	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$539,496	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$715,318	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$643,396	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,128,988	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,182,892	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$336,918	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$464,644	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,383,196	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$3,299,081	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$831,769	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,243,099	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,551,427	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,055,982	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	To secure the viability of America's trauma centers and foster a sustainable national system of trauma care with a vision of every injured person having access to optimal trauma care, anywhere and anytime.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$164,334	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$22,600	RevenueAmt
Desc	Advocacy & LobbyingTCAA has the ability to engage in political advocacy on behalf of trauma centers and systems. The advocacy committee is comprised of government relations professionals from our nation's leading trauma centers along with trauma center leaders. The organization has put up a national agenda and is working with a nationally recognized lobbying firm.Current initiatives supported by the TCAA advocacy committee are:-Monitor UB-04 trauma revenue codes.-Support improved reimbursement for trauma care.-Promote federal support for trauma care solutions.-Monitor trauma system economic status across the nation on a state and regional basis.-Educate the general public and policymakers on the definition of trauma care and the services trauma centers provide.-Enhance the role that trauma centers play at times of mass casualties due to terrorism and non-human caused disasters.-Connect trauma centers with congressional representatives to build a national trauma care political support network.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$210,030	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$217,914	RevenueAmt
Desc	Annual ConferenceTCAA provides a comprehensive trauma conference annually for all trauma centers, both members and nonmembers. To assure trauma centers are successful in clinical and operational matters, the TCAA provides the following courses at their Annual Conference: an Annual Meeting (with general sessions, poster presentations which address key national trauma issues and an annual business meeting); a Trauma Medical Director Course to educate physicians about business, clinical care and leadership skills in their challenging administrative roles; a Trauma Finance and Business Course to instruct trauma center leaders on financial and operational topics; and a Trauma Center and System Leadership Course to assist trauma leaders in managing the operational and clinical areas of a trauma center or a trauma system.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$33,760	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$15,000	RevenueAmt
Desc	ExhibitsThe organization staff participates in at least three annual industry trade shows attended by trauma professionals nationwide. The organization also markets to medical suppliers and other trade partners who can become corporate organization members.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$82,971	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$64,500	RevenueAmt
Desc	Hawaii trauma site surveys:During 2016, TCAA provided trauma site surveys with the objective to provide trauma medical directors, trauma nurse coordinators and hospital administrators with information to assist in the development of their respective facilities as trauma centers.The Hawaii site surveys included the following components:Provide a site survey team consisting of a trauma surgeon and a trauma nurse. The team focused on the key commitment and performance requirements established by Hawaii Department of Health,Emergency Medical Services and Injury Prevention Branch.The site survey team reviews a written application from each hospital to be surveyed and operating a trauma center; conducts pre-scheduled, physician-led site visit in each of the applicant hospitals; provided a written report for each applicant trauma center; works in collaboration with Emergency Medical Services and Injury Prevention Branch of Hawaii Department of Health to make a determination of each applicant trauma center's status and recommends actions needed to assure the hospital meets or takes action to meet the expectation of a hospital funtioning at a level consistent with its application; verifies whether the applicant hospitals meet the state's criteria to be designated level III trauma centers.Marketing & Public Relations:As a public health service, the organization engages in marketing and public relations to better inform the public of the essential nature of care of the injured. The organization engages in public advocacy to increase public funding for trauma centers. In addition, the organization supports the efforts of other organizations to build a system of universal access to trauma center care throughout the United States.Additionally, TCAA provides a trauma fellowship program with the objective of increasing the number of trauma program leaders who are knowledgeable about trauma center finance and operational issues using tools and technical materials available through TCAA. The selected fellow participants assist TCAA staff to respond to member queries for information and data, TCAA committee conference calls, and confer with TCAA's president on TCAA member advisory conference calls.Membership:TCAA serves as a resource to trauma centers to foster stable, high quality, cost effective trauma care throughout the United States, and to encourage innovation and excellence. TCAA provides comprehensive information for all trauma center operational and financial needs and connects its member hospitals to other trauma centers and systems. Membership includes over 350+ trauma center hospitals in 40 states and at least 10 state/regional trauma agencies responsible for trauma system development and oversight.TCAA is the premier source for trauma center information. Members receive individualized advice from the nation's most experienced consultants in trauma center operations, finance, and trauma systems. The TCAA houses an extensive information warehouse about trauma center finances and operations so that members never need to invent something that has already been developed.TCAA trauma centers have the most up-to-date advice on optimizing revenue and collections, know how to reduce costs and workload, and keep abreast of state and federal initiatives to help fund their operations. Members also have every document and CMS advisory about the new trauma UB-04 response charges because the TCAA wrote the application for them.Member services include:Monitoring UB-04 codeFinancial Reports for BenchmarkingJob DescriptionsPhysician relations and compensation strategiesPayer strategies and managed care contractsTrauma FTE and salary comparisonsModel policies and proceduresPractice guidelines and protocolsBest practicesManagement tacticsBest performer networkingRapid answers to technical problemsEducational offeringsAdvocacy*Consulting services by phone	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$82,971	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$64,500	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$491,095	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	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	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	32	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	7	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	12	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	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	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	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	Trauma Center Association of America	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7043604665	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	108 Gateway Blvd Suite 103	AddressLine1Txt
City	Mooresville	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	28117	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
Samir M Fakhry MD FACS
Chairman	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$1,500	$0	$0
Blaine Enderson MD FACS
Immediate Past Chair	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Eileen Whalen MHA RN
Vice Chairman	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
John Barton Osborn MSc
Treasurer	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$1,500	$0	$0
Annette Bertelson BSN RN CPHQ
Secretary	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$1,000	$0	$0
Heidi Gartland BA MHA
Director	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
George E Hayes FACHE
Director	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mary L Hilfiker PhD MD FACS
Director	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Kevin Hicks MHAMBA
Director	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Gregory Jurkovich MD FACS
Director	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Martin Schreiber MD FACS
Director	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
G Douglas Schmitz MD FACS
Director	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MaryEllen Zimmermann RN BSN
Director	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jennifer J Ward RN BSN
President	48.00		Yes (X)	$157,127	$0	$32,392

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$161,127	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$32,392	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Holland & Knight LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 864084	AddressLine1Txt
City	Orlando	CityNm
State Abbreviation	FL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	32886	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	Lobbying	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$101,056	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$1,305,738	MembershipDuesAmt
Total Contributions	$1,305,738	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Conferences	541610	$217,914	$217,914
Survey and review	541610	$64,500	$64,500
Advocacy income	541610	$22,600	$22,600
Courses & workshops	541610	$15,000	$15,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$320,014	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$24,598	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$24,598	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$613,969	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$614,159	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$2,624	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$190	SecuritiesAmt
Other	-$2,624	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$2,814	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$2,814	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,647,536	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$320,014	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$21,784	ExclusionAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$427,960	TotalAmt
Management And General	$427,960	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$84,454	TotalAmt
Management And General	$84,454	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,082	TotalAmt
Management And General	$27,082	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,239	TotalAmt
Management And General	$7,239	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,613	TotalAmt
Management And General	$14,613	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$41,950	TotalAmt
Management And General	$41,950	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,644	TotalAmt
Management And General	$36,644	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$217,562	TotalAmt
Program Services	$210,030	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,532	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,380	TotalAmt
Management And General	$11,380	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
Advocacy fees	$164,334	$164,334
Exhibit fees	$33,760	$33,760
Operating	$26,231		$26,231
Membership fees	$11,113	$10,688	$425

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$78,570	TotalAmt
Program Services	$72,283	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,287	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,182,892	TotalAmt
Program Services	$491,095	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$691,797	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$463,837	BOYAmt
EOY	$821,211	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$733,420	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,191,270	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$227,551	BOYAmt
EOY	$569,781	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,595	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,360	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$25,850	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$11,455	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,753	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,395	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$893,032	BOYAmt
EOY	$661,556	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$40,208	BOYAmt
EOY	$32,708	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,800	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,800	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,383,196	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,299,081	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,006	BOYAmt
EOY	$247	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$803,161	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,206,833	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,602	BOYAmt
EOY	$36,019	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$831,769	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,243,099	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,551,427	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,055,982	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,551,427	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,055,982	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,383,196	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,299,081	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$464,644	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$39,911	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	0	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments	$1,305,738	DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY	$164,334	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot	$164,334	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc	$378,664	AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable	-$214,330	TaxableAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$25,850	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$11,455	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$14,395	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$14,395	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Publicly traded securities	Desc
Book Value	$661,556	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	F	MethodValuationCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$661,556	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
Accrued expenses - other	$2,568
Accrued vacation pay	$19,023
Accrued salaries and wages	$14,428

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$36,019	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,687,448	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$39,912	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$39,912	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,647,536	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,647,536	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,182,892	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,182,892	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,182,892	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Jennifer J Ward RN BSN	PersonNm
Title	President	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$157,127	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$0	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$32,392	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$189,519	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6	Voting Members--The voting members of the organization shall consist of the following categories: Principal Members--principal members are defined as proprietorships or corporations in the business of operating trauma centers. Each principal member shall designate one person as its representative who shall have the right and obligation to vote, consent and otherwise exercise all membership rights and obligations on behalf of the member, who member is bound by such acts. Non-Voting Members--rights and privileges of a non-voting member shall be the same as voting members except they shall not be able to vote on a TCAA business, run for office, or hold a seat on the board of directors. Corporate Partner Members--One category of non-voting members shall be Corporate Partner Members. Corporate Partner Members shall include one designated person from a supplier of products and services who is otherwise determined to be an active and ethical participant in the trauma care industry, as determined in the sole discretion of the Board.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a	Voting members elect the board of directors on an annual basis, either in person, by fax, or electronically.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b	Voting members approve or disapprove decisions of the board of directors with their right to vote on the election of the board of directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b	After the form 990 is prepared, a draft is submitted to the finance committee for approval. After any revisions are made and finance committee approval is made, the finance committee chairman submits the form 990 to the board of directors at the next regular meeting, at that time, the board of directors reviews and approval is granted, or revisions are proposed. If such proposed revisions are approved by the board of directors, the form 990 is revised and re-submitted to the finance committee, and then subsequently to the board of directors for final approval, either by conference call, electronically, or at the next regular meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c	In order to qualify as board directors, officers, and/or employment, individuals are required annually to review the organizations' conflict of interest policy and affirmm, or re-affirm, their individual compliance in writing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15	The President is the only officer who receives a salary. Certain other officers receive $1,500 or less in compensation for services they provide in excess of those customarily associated with the position held. Each year the President's compensation is reviewed by the board of directors, taking into account reasonableness, comparability with others in the profession, and evaluation of the officer's accomplishments relating to the organization's goals and objectives. The President is hired by the board of directors and receives a performance evaluation annually. Compensation is reviewed and adjusted according to performance and comparison data.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19	The organization's form 1024, including the IRS approval letter, and forms 990 are made available for public inspection at the organization's offices upon request. The organization's governing documents, articles of information, bylaws, and conflict of interest policy are, likewise, made available for public inspection at the organization's offices upon request.
Form 990, Part VII Contact Addresses for Officers, Directors, Etc	Samir M. Fakhry, MD, FACS - 96 Jonathan Lucas St. CSB 426, MSC 613, Charleston, SC 29425. Blaine Enderson, MD, FACS - 1924 Alcoa Highway Box U-11, Knoxville, TN 37920. Eileen Whalen, MHA, RN - 111 Colchester Ave., Medical Center Campus, Burlington, VT 05401. John Barton Osborn, M.Sc. - 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905. Annette Bertelson, BSN, RN, CPHQ - 9200 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226. Heidi Gartland, BA, MHA - 11100 Euclid Avenue, MS MTV6003, Cleveland, OH 44106. George E. Hayes, FACHE - 1400 E. Boulder Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80909. Mary L. Hilfiker, PhD, MD, FACS - 3030 Children's Way, Suite 107, San Diego, CA 92123. Kevin Hicks, MHA/MBA - 10500 Quivira Road, Overland Park, KS 66215. Gregory Jurkovich, MD, FACS - 777 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80207. Martin Schreiber, MD, FACS - 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd. MSC L611, Portland, OR 97239. G. Douglas Schmitz, MD, FACS - 433 E. 19th Street, Cheyenne, WY 82001. MaryEllen Zimmermann, RN, BSN - 56-45 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:	The organization's Board of Directors Finance Committee is responsible for the oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of the independent public accountant.