JOINT COUNCIL ON THORACIC SURGERY: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: JOINT COUNCIL ON THORACIC SURGERY (EIN 26-3487555)
Tax period: 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed: 2016-11-07
IRS object ID: 201603129349302080
Schema version: 2015v2.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-11-07T14:40:07-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	381357951	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PLANTE & MORAN PLLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10 S Riverside Plaza 9th Floor	AddressLine1Txt
City	Chicago	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60606	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	263487555	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JOINT COUNCIL ON THORACIC SURGERY	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	EDUCATION INC	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	JOIN	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3122025800	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	633 N ST CLAIR No 2320	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60611	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Mark Allen MD	PersonNm
Person Title	CHAIR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3122025800	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-10-25	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Kimberly A Haumann	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00546491	PTIN
Phone	3122071040	PhoneNum
Preparation	2016-10-25	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2017-02-10 21:41:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Mark Allen MD	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	633 N ST CLAIR No 2320	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60611	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$45,612	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.jctse.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2008	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO ENHANCE AND COORDINATE THORACIC SURGERY EDUCATION IN THE U.S.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	6	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	6	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	107	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$128,396	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$31,612	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$9,800	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$14,000	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$138,196	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$45,612	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	$0	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$759,127	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$782,936	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$759,127	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$782,936	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$620,931	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$737,324	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,395,711	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$701,750	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$5,613	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$48,976	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,390,098	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$652,774	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO ENHANCE AND COORDINATE THORACIC SURGERY EDUCATION IN THE US.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$294,460	ExpenseAmt
Desc	TSDA/JCTSE Curriculum Committee - Primary function is development of thoracic surgical online curriculum for residents.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$204,063	ExpenseAmt
Desc	Simulation - cardiothoracic surgery resident "jeopardy and "top gun" competitions are cognitive and technical skills competitions, respectively, with the intent to promote deliberate practice and to increase technical performance and improve cognitive knowledge.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$134,295	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$14,000	RevenueAmt
Desc	Educate the Educator - Small conference designed to teach program directors and coordinators improved educational skills.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$25,958	ExpenseAmt
Desc	Included integrated 6-year program analysis, assessment, early curriculum, and faculty development.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$25,958	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$658,776	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	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	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	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
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	10	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
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
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	6	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	6	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	0	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	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GEORGE BOHN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3122025800	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	633 N ST CLAIR 2320	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60611	ZIPCd

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Mark Allen MD
Chair	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Keith Naunheim MD
Vice Chair	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Richard Shemin MD
Secretary	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Dave Fullerton
Treasurer	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
John Calhoon MD
Director	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Douglas Mathisen MD
Director	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Damon Marquis
Executive Director	4.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	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 (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
1959 NE PACIFIC STREET SUITE BB-48	SEATTLE	WA	98195	CONSULTING SERVICES	$253,000
THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS
633 N ST CLAIR NO 2320	CHICAGO	IL	60611	MANAGEMENT SERVICES	$222,245

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$31,612	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$31,612	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MEETING REGISTRATION R	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$14,000	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$14,000	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$14,000	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$45,612	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$14,000	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

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

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$242,449	TotalAmt
Program Services	$145,469	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$96,980	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$900	TotalAmt
Management And General	$900	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,900	TotalAmt
Management And General	$8,900	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$318,916	TotalAmt
Program Services	$318,656	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$260	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$80,204	TotalAmt
Program Services	$76,840	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,364	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,750	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,250	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$64,495	TotalAmt
Program Services	$55,409	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,086	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$51,724	TotalAmt
Program Services	$49,652	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,072	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,900	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,900	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,045	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,045	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,653	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,600	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$53	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$782,936	TotalAmt
Program Services	$658,776	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$124,160	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,268,193	BOYAmt
EOY	$541,552	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$61,429	BOYAmt
EOY	$30,000	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,613	BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$47,876	BOYAmt
EOY	$106,498	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$36,000	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$12,300	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,600	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,700	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,395,711	BOYAmt
EOY	$701,750	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,613	BOYAmt
EOY	$48,976	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,613	BOYAmt
EOY	$48,976	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,330,098	BOYAmt
EOY	$615,574	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$60,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$37,200	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,390,098	BOYAmt
EOY	$652,774	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,395,711	BOYAmt
EOY	$701,750	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$737,324	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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	Yes (1)	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	$1,000,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,270,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$632,500	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$128,396	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$31,612	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,062,508	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,000,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,270,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$632,500	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$128,396	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$31,612	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,062,508	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$3,062,508	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,500	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$9,800	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$14,000	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$29,300	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$3,091,808	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.99050	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.98730	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$36,000	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$12,300	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$23,700	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$23,700	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$45,612	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$45,612	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$45,612	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$782,936	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$782,936	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$782,936	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part X, Line 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require management to evaluate tax positions taken by JCTSE and recognize a tax liability if JCTSE has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the IRS or other applicable taxing jurisdictions. Management has analyzed the tax positions taken by JCTSE and has concluded that as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability or disclosure in the financial statements.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 3	The organization hired and retained The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) to provide administrative management services and to perform other duties and services as may be entrusted to STS in accordance with the organizations Articles of incorporation, Bylaws, rules and regulations, and budget. The STS office serves as headquarters office of the organization.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6	THE THREE MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION ARE THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THORACIC SURGERY, THE AMERICAN BOARD OF THORACIC SURGERY, AND THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS. EACH MEMBER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE ON EACH MATTER SUBMITTED TO A VOTE OF THE MEMBERS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a	the organization's directors (governing body) with voting rights are appointed by tHREE initial members (American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery, AND The Society of Thoracic Surgeons).
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11	The organization retained the services of an independent CPA firm to prepare its Form 990. The Management company then reviewed the completed Form 990 and provided a full copy to all voting members of the Organization's Board of Directors (i.e., the Governing Body). The voting members of the Governing Body were given a reasonable amount of time to review the return and ask any questions directly to management or corporate officers.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c	Officers, directors, and others are annually required to complete a conflict of interest disclosure statement as a requirement of service. The statement on JCTSE disclosure policy and guidelines regarding conflicts of interest is read at the beginning of every Board of Directors and Committee meeting. If a conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest exists, the person with such a conflict must disclose the relationship and refrain from voting on the matter. If the nature of the relationship suggests that his or her presence may be detrimental to the discussion, he or she must exit the meeting. The meeting chair makes the final determination as to the appropriate action.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19	The organization's bylaws and conflict of interest policy are available to the public in the JCTSE website. Other governing documents and financial statements are made available to the public upon written request to the organization.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11g	CONSULTANT - ONGOING: Program service expenses 275,000. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 275,000. CONSULTANT - PROJECT BASED: Program service expenses 40,000. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 40,000. STS/JCTSE JOINT SPONSORSHIP: Program service expenses 3,156. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 3,156. OTHER FEES & SERVICES: Program service expenses 500. Management and general expenses 260. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 760.