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SCOLIOSIS RESEARCH SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
SCOLIOSIS RESEARCH SOCIETY (EIN 23-7181863)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-10-24
IRS object ID
202532979349300718
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.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-10-24T09:46:11-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN390919055PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RITZ HOLMAN LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1330 E KILBOURN AVE SUITE 222AddressLine1Txt
CityMILWAUKEECityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN237181863EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SCOLIOSIS RESEARCH SOCIETYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSCOLBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4142899107PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1555 EAST WELLS STREET 1100AddressLine1Txt
CityMILWAUKEECityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53202ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGREGORY MUNDIS JRPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone4142899107PhoneNum
Signature2025-10-24SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKATY L SOMMERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00273273PTIN
Phone4142711451PhoneNum
Preparation2025-10-22PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerLAUREL BLAKEMORE MDPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1555 E WELLS STREET STE 1100AddressLine1Txt
CityMILWAUKEECityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$5,997,771GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.SRS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1966FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE PURPOSE OF THE SCOLIOSIS RESEARCH SOCIETY IS TO FOSTER THE OPTIMAL CARE OF ALL PATIENTS WITH SPINAL DEFORMITIES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers20TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Program Service Revenue$3,199,518PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$3,602,503CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,472,534PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$513,393CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$31,680PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$131,741CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$6,307,257PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$5,997,056CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$613,007PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$582,861CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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PY Total Expenses$5,632,098PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,395,587CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$675,159PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$601,469CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$23,420,622TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$417,314TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$401,003TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$20,911,494NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$23,019,619NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE PURPOSE OF THE SCOLIOSIS RESEARCH SOCIETY IS TO FOSTER THE OPTIMAL CARE OF ALL PATIENTS WITH SPINAL DEFORMITIES.MissionDesc
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Grant$4,800GrantAmt
Revenue$1,229,305RevenueAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,656,343ExpenseAmt
Grant$4,654GrantAmt
Revenue$2,018,935RevenueAmt
DescTHE ANNUAL MEETING AND COURSE IS A FORUM FOR THE REALIZATION OF THE SOCIETY'S MISSION AND GOALS, THE IMPROVEMENT OF PATIENT CARE FOR THOSE WITH SPINAL DEFORMITIES. PRESENTATIONS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING & COURSE ARE GIVEN BY LEADING EXPERTS IN THE FIELD AND HAVE VALUE FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS WHO TREAT SPINAL DEFORMITIES AT ALL LEVELS AND IN ALL AGES. OVER 100 PAPERS ARE PRESENTED ON AN ARRAY OF TOPICS, INCLUDING ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS, GROWING SPINE, KYPHOSIS, ADULT DEFORMITY, TRAUMA, NEUROMUSCULAR SCOLIOSIS AND TUMORS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$296,886ExpenseAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,031,694ExpenseAmt
Grant$573,407GrantAmt
Revenue$466,902RevenueAmt
DescOTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: GLOBAL OUTREACH & WORLD WIDE COURSES; JOURNAL; TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP & SCHOLARSHIPS; RESEARCH; DIRECTED COURSES, SPINE DEFORMITY COURSESDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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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
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Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Employee0EmployeeCnt
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Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
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Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
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Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4142766445PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityMILWAUKEECityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

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SERENA S HU MD
PAST PRESIDENT 15.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAUREL C BLAKEMORE MD
PRESIDENT7.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUKEN A SHAH MD
PRESIDENT ELECT3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARINUS DE KLEUVER MD PHD
PAST PRESIDENT3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$40,000$0$0
DAVID SKAGGS MD MMM
TREASURER7.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
FERRAN PELLISE MD PHD
VICE PRESIDENT7.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PRAVEEN MUMMANENI
SECRETARY7.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MUNISH GUPTA MD
EDUCATION CHAIR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RON EL-HAWARY MD
COMMUNICATION CHAIR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUGLAS BURTON MD
RESEARCH CHAIR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIC KLINEBERG MD
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDSAY ANDRAS MD
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FIROZ MIYANJI MD FRCSC
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KOTA WATANABE MD PHD
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL VITALE
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELLE WELBORN
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER AMES
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSHUA PAHYS
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAVIER PIZONES
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

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US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1555 E WELLS STREET STE 1100AddressLine1Txt
CityMILWAUKEECityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesMANAGEMENTServicesDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$1,749,419AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,749,419TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

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MEMBERSHIP DUES & ASSE541900$724,323$724,323
EXHIBIT FEE INCOME541900$268,000$268,000
JOURNAL541900$130,140$130,140
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$3,602,503TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$513,393TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$513,393ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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ADMINISTRATIVE FEES541800$43,825$43,825
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$131,578OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$249,118TotalAmt
Program Services$249,118ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$102,275TotalAmt
Program Services$102,275ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$231,468TotalAmt
Program Services$231,468ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,000TotalAmt
Management And General$40,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,571,452TotalAmt
Program Services$581,437ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$990,015ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,346TotalAmt
Management And General$17,346ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,425TotalAmt
Management And General$14,425ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,778TotalAmt
Management And General$45,778ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,414TotalAmt
Program Services$28,914ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,424TotalAmt
Program Services$2,965ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,459ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$135,927TotalAmt
Program Services$105,452ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,475ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$82,405TotalAmt
Program Services$41,896ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$40,509ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$160,393TotalAmt
Program Services$82,103ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$78,290ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,363,061TotalAmt
Program Services$2,335,044ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,017ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$94,795TotalAmt
Program Services$23,676ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$71,119ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,826TotalAmt
Program Services$30,922ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,904ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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STIPENDS$75,711$75,711
OUTREACH/TRAVELING FELL$47,344$47,344
OTHER EXPENSES$18,436$9,895$8,541
ABSTRACT ARCHIVING$14,849$14,849

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$21,747ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,393ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,395,587TotalAmt
Program Services$3,984,816ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,410,771ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,970,099BOYAmt
EOY$1,579,687EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$511,429BOYAmt
EOY$264,402EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$217,774BOYAmt
EOY$324,371EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$70,191BOYAmt
EOY$69,476EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$380,560BOYAmt
EOY$526,756EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,255,306BOYAmt
EOY$19,758,854EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$265,727BOYAmt
EOY$170,932EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$657,722BOYAmt
EOY$726,144EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,328,808BOYAmt
EOY$23,420,622EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$81,266BOYAmt
EOY$34,923EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$336,048BOYAmt
EOY$366,080EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$417,314BOYAmt
EOY$401,003EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,800,874BOYAmt
EOY$16,157,307EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,110,620BOYAmt
EOY$6,862,312EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,911,494BOYAmt
EOY$23,019,619EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,328,808BOYAmt
EOY$23,420,622EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$601,469ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,506,656NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,761,706CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,339,635CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,231,145CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,318,225CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,473,742CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,124,453TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,761,706CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,339,635CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,231,145CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,318,225CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,473,742CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,124,453TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,470,053SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$11,654,400PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$262,971CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$446,980CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$224,201CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$409,674CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$513,393CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,857,219TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$80,500CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$15,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,750CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,750CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$123,000TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$704,209CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,742,479CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,492,558CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,559,921CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,893,532CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,392,699TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$26,497,371TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$16,011GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.43980PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.43950PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOTHER REVENUE - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 29,010. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 8,581. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 11,790. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 11,743. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 15,352. GROSS RECEIPTS FROM RELATED ACTIVITIES - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 675,199. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 1,733,898. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 2,480,768. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 2,548,178. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 2,878,180.ExplanationTxt

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$3,318,060BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$363,642InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$8,550AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$3,673,152EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,833,231BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$489,287InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$4,458AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$3,318,060EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributions$3,000,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$166,769InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$2,833,231EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Term Endowment Balance EOY1.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,457,934TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,506,656NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,506,656RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,951,278RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$45,778InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$45,778RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,997,056TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,349,809TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,349,809ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$45,778InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$45,778ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,395,587TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:SET UP TO FUND GRANTS FOR RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES OF NEW AND IMPROVED METHODS OF TREATMENT FOR AND POTENTIAL CURES FOR IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS.
PART X, LINE 2:THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS CLASSIFIED AS OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. HOWEVER, INCOME FROM CERTAIN ACTIVITIES (PRIMARILY ADVERTISING INCOME) NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE IS SUBJECT TO TAXATION AS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024, THE ORGANIZATION HAD A TAX ASSET OF $4,378 FOR ESTIMATED PAYMENTS IN EXCESS OF ACTUAL UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX (UBIT). ESTIMATED TAX PAYMENTS AND PRIOR YEAR OVERPAYMENTS APPLIED TO 2024 TAX TOTALED $403. TOTAL UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX EXPENSE FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024, WAS $632. MANAGEMENT HAS REVIEWED ALL TAX POSITIONS RECOGNIZED IN PREVIOUSLY FILED TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL AND STATE JURISDICTIONS AND THOSE EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN FUTURE TAX RETURNS. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024, THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO AMOUNTS RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED INCOME TAX BENEFITS AND NO AMOUNTS RELATED TO ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT ANTICIPATE ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO UNRECOGNIZED INCOME TAX BENEFITS OVER THE NEXT YEAR.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (9 entries)

RegionRegionTxtType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EUROPEPROGRAM SERVICESANNUAL MEETING$1,656,343
SOUTH AMERICAPROGRAM SERVICESSPINE DEFORMITY SOLUTIONS COURSE$210,759
EAST ASIA & THE PACIFICPROGRAM SERVICESSPINE DEFOREMITY SOLUTIONS COURSE$92,341
EUROPEPROGRAM SERVICESCURRENT CONCEPTS IN SPINE DEFORMITY COURSES$98,435
EAST ASIA & THE PACIFICPROGRAM SERVICESEDUCATIONAL COURSES$40,174
SOUTH AMERICAPROGRAM SERVICESEDUCATIONAL COURSES$21,611
NORTH AMERICAGRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION$44,300
EUROPEGRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION$155,168
EAST ASIA & THE PACIFICGRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION$32,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$2,319,131SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$32,000ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$2,351,131TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (8 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
EUROPERESEARCH$105,000WIRE$0FMV
EAST ASIA & THE PACIFICRESEARCH$32,000WIRE$0FMV
EUROPERESEARCH$19,780WIRE$0FMV
NORTH AMERICARESEARCH$11,800WIRE$0FMV
EUROPERESEARCH$10,000WIRE$0FMV
EUROPERESEARCH$6,688WIRE$0FMV
NORTH AMERICARESEARCH$30,000WIRE$0FMV
EUROPERESEARCH$13,700WIRE$0FMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org8TotalOtherOrgCnt
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
ExplanationWRITTEN APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED ARE REVIEWED BY THE RESEARCH GRANT OR AWARDS COMMITTEE. THOSE WHO RECEIVE RESEARCH GRANTS MUST ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY WILL SUBMIT WRITTEN PROGRESS AND FINANCIAL REPORTS AND THAT "IF FOR ANY REASON THE PROJECT FOR WHICH THE FUNDS WERE ALLOCATED CANNOT BE UNDERTAKEN WITHIN 12 MONTHS A FULL REFUND OF THE GRANT MONEY WILL BE MADE TO THE SRS," PRIOR TO DISTRIBUTION OF ANY FUNDS. SRS HAS A SPECIFIC GRANT REPORT FORM THAT IS TO BE COMPLETED AND COPIES OF THE GRANT REPORTS ARE KEPT IN SRS FILES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (13 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO
9500 GILLMAN DRIVELA JOLLACA92093956006144501(C)(3)$8,697$0FMVRESEARCH GRANT
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN OFFICE OF RESEARCH
3003 S STATE STREETANN ARBORMI481091274386006309501(C)(3)$6,250$0FMVRESEARCH GRANT
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 44253SAN FRANCISCOCA941444253941156365501(C)(3)$12,443$0FMVRESEARCH GRANT
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER
1800 N GRANT ST STE 600DENVERCO80203846000555501(C)(3)$69,420$0FMVRESEARCH GRANT
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
660 S EUCLID AVEST LOUISMO63110430653611501(C)(3)$12,000$0FMVRESEARCH GRANT
TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL
2222 WELBORN STREETDALLASTX75219780818178501(C)(3)$30,000$0FMVRESEARCH GRANT
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
601 ELMWOOD AVE BOX SURGROCHESTERNY14642160743209501(C)(3)$20,000$0FMVRESEARCH GRANT
MAYO CLINIC RESEARCH
PO BOX 860334MINNEAPOLISMN55486416011702501(C)(3)$7,358$0FMVRESEARCH GRANT
ORTHOCAROLINA RESEARCH INSTITUTE
2001 VAIL AVENUE SUITE 300CHARLOTTENC28207010648145501(C)(3)$7,500$0FMVRESEARCH GRANT
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS
PO BOX 74816LOS ANGELESCA90074966036494501(C)(3)$11,100$0FMVRESEARCH GRANT
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER
1800 N GRANT ST STE 600DENVERCO80203846000555501(C)(3)$20,000$0FMVRESEARCH GRANT
THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
PO BOX 801012KANSAS CITYMO64180266440629501(C)(3)$20,000$0FMVRESEARCH GRANT
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
201 SOUTH PRESIDENTS CIRCLESALT LAKE CITYUT84112876000525501(C)(3)$20,000$0FMVRESEARCH GRANT
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org12Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationWRITTEN APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED ARE REVIEWED BY THE RESEARCH GRANT OR AWARDS COMMITTEE. THOSE WHO RECEIVE RESEARCH GRANTS MUST ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY WILL SUBMIT WRITTEN PROGRESS AND FINANCIAL REPORTS AND THAT "IF FOR ANY REASON THE PROJECT FOR WHICH THE FUNDS WERE ALLOCATED CANNOT BE UNDERTAKEN WITHIN 12 MONTHS A FULL REFUND OF THE GRANT MONEY WILL BE MADE TO THE SRS," PRIOR TO DISTRIBUTION OF ANY FUNDS. SRS HAS A SPECIFIC GRANT REPORT FORM THAT IS TO BE COMPLETED AND COPIES OF THE GRANT REPORTS ARE KEPT IN SRS FILES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3LINE 3 EXPLANATION - SRS IS CONTRACTED WITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INC. (EDI) TO PROVIDE ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6LINE 6 EXPLANATION - SRS HAS SIX CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP (REFERRED TO AS "FELLOWSHIP") NAMELY, CANDIDATE, ACTIVE, INACTIVE, ASSOCIATE, EMERITUS, AND HONORARY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ALINE 7A EXPLANATION - THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE PRESENTS A FINAL SLATE OF CANDIDATES TO THE SRS MEMBERSHIP AND THE CANDIDATES ARE ELECTED UPON RECEIVING A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST BY ACTIVE FELLOWS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BLINE 7B EXPLANATION - THERE ARE THREE DECISIONS THAT REQUIRE A VOTE BY THE MEMBERS: ELECTION OF OFFICERS, REMOVAL OF AN OFFICER AND AMENDMENTS TO THE BYLAWS. ONLY ACTIVE MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING MAY VOTE, AND THEY MUST VOTE IN PERSON AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OR AT A SPECIAL MEETING, IF ONE IS CALLED. ELECTION OF OFFICERS REQUIRES ONLY A SIMPLE MAJORITY. AMENDMENTS AND REMOVAL OF AN OFFICER REQURE A 2/3 MAJORITY OF THOSE PRESENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BLINE 11B EXPLANATION - THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVES AND REVIEWS A COPY OF THE FORM 990 AND ALL APPLICABLE SCHEDULES. AFTER THE BOARD APPROVES OF THE FORM, IT IS SIGNED BY A SELECTED OFFICER AND FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CMANAGEMENT REVIEWS THE DISCLOSURE FORMS AND INFORMS THE BOARD OF ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS. THE FORMS ARE KEPT ON FILE AND AVAILABLE FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15SRS IS MANAGED BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INC., A FOR-PROFIT MANAGEMENT COMPANY. SRS HAS NO OFFICIAL EMPLOYEES BECAUSE ALL STAFF ASSIGNED TO SRS ARE EMPLOYEES OF THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY. SRS CONTRACTS WITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INC TO PROVIDE OFFICE FACILITIES, MANAGEMENT, RECORD KEEPING, ACCOUNTING, STORAGE, OTHER SIGNIFICANT SERVICES AND RELATED OVERCOST. THE ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT FEE IS REVIEWED AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR BY THE BOARD, USUALLY DURING THE BUDGETING PROCESS FOR THE NEXT YEAR. SRS DOES NOT HAVE ANYBODY WHO FITS THE DEFINITION OF A KEY EMPLOYEE. REASONABLE COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED TO OR FOR SRS TO OFFICERS IS ANNUALLY REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD DURING THE BUDGETING PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19SRS MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FORM 990/990-T AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. ALL REQUESTS SHOULD BE MADE TO THE SRS OFFICE AND A PRINT OR ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE REQUESTED DOCUMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED.