AMERICAN BOARD OF COLON AND RECTAL: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: AMERICAN BOARD OF COLON AND RECTAL (EIN 11-6003003)
Tax period: 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed: 2016-04-07
IRS object ID: 201630989349300703
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 B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-04-07T09:24:55-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	463689992	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BRAUN & WISE CPA PLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	675 E BIG BEAVER RD STE 111	AddressLine1Txt
City	TROY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	48083	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	116003003	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMERICAN BOARD OF COLON AND	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	RECTAL SURGERY	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	AMER	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7342829400	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	20600 EUREKA STE 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	TAYLOR	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	48180	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DAVID J SCHOETZ JR MD	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7342829400	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-02-18	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	THOMAS A BRAUN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01064296	PTIN
Phone	2488172425	PhoneNum
Preparation	2016-02-18	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-09-27 15:27:22Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	DAVID J SCHOETZ JR MD	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	162 UPHAM ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	MELROSE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02176	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$772,771	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.ABCRS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Legal Domicile State	MI	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	PROMOTION OF THE HEALTH & WELFARE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THRU THE DEVELOPMENT & MAITENANCE OF HIGH STANDARDS FOR CERTIFICATION IN THE SPECIALTY OF COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	17	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	17	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	6	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$95,225	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$71,300	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$717,954	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$676,870	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$84,518	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$24,601	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$897,697	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$772,771	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$426,065	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$432,905	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$323,983	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$315,686	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$750,048	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$748,591	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$147,649	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$24,180	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$869,209	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$893,389	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$869,209	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$893,389	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT & MAINTENANCE OF HIGH STANDARDS FOR CERTIFICATION IN THE SPECIALTY OF COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED WRITTEN EXAMINAIONS AND RECERTIFICATION EXAMS FOR MEMBERS	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	THE ORGANIZATION HELD TWO MEMBERSHIP & BOARD MEETINGS, DURING THE YEAR WHERE VITAL ISSUES OF THE PROFESSION WERE DISCUSSED AND ORAL EXAMS WERE GIVEN.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO MONITOR THE CREDENTIALS OF THE MEMBERS AND IMPROVED THE FUNCTION OF THE INFORMATIONAL WEBSITE AND CERTIFICATION OF ITS MEMBERS	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO MONITOR THE CREDENTIALS OF THE MEMBERS AND IMPROVED THE FUNCTION OF THE INFORMATIONAL WEBSITE AND CERTIFICATION OF ITS MEMBERS	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c3	false	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (true)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	false	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	6	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	17	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	17	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CHRISTINE MERKEL	PersonNm
Phone	7342829400	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	20600 EUREKA STE 600	AddressLine1Txt
Address Line2	20600 EUREKA STE 600	AddressLine2Txt
City	TAYLOR	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	48180	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
GLENN AULT MD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ELISA BIRNBAUM MD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PETER A CATALDO MD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ERIC J DOZOIS MD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TRACY L HULL MD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
NAJJIA MAHMOUD MD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAN RAKINIC MD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JUDITH TRUDEL MD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARK WELTON MD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SCOTT STEELE MD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
NEIL HYMAN MD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TYLER HUGHES MD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHARLES WHITLOW MD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID J SCHOETZ JR MD
EXECUIVE DIR	15.00		$100,000	$0	$0	Yes (X)
W DONALD BUIE MD
PRESIDENT EL	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
BRUCE WOLFF MD
ASSOC EXEC D	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DAVID E BECK
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$100,000	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Membership Dues	$47,300	MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions	$24,000	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$71,300	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE	Desc
Business	611710	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$676,870	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$676,870	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$676,870	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$24,601	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$24,601	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$772,771	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$701,471	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$100,000	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$280,935	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,868	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,864	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,238	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,102	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,571	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$40,237	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,325	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,993	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$155,229	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$736	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,522	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
PROFESSIONAL DUES	$26,108
TRANSCRIP /EXAM FEES	$22,617
BANK AND CREDIT CARD FEES	$18,246

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$748,591	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$136,222	BOYAmt
EOY	$136,769	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$175,017	BOYAmt
EOY	$175,017	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$10,840	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$10,206	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,370	BOYAmt
EOY	$634	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$556,600	BOYAmt
EOY	$580,969	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$869,209	BOYAmt
EOY	$893,389	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$869,209	BOYAmt
EOY	$893,389	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$869,209	BOYAmt
EOY	$893,389	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$869,209	BOYAmt
EOY	$893,389	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$24,180	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	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 (true)	AuditCommitteeInd

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	false	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	Yes (true)	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	false	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$10,840	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$10,206	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$634	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$634	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$772,771	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$772,771	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$772,771	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$748,591	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$748,591	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$748,591	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D	THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO MONITOR THE CREDENTIALS OF THE MEMBERS AND IMPROVED THE FUNCTION OF THE INFORMATIONAL WEBSITE AND CERTIFICATION OF ITS MEMBERS
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6	MEMBERS
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A	BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED BY PROXY
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	RETURN IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS AT ANNUAL MEETING PRIOR TO FILING. RETURN IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND THE RESPONSIBLE OFFICER PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS & KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO THE BOARD ANNUALLY. THE ORGANIZATION ENFORCES AND MONITORS COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY BY REQUIRING THAT EACH BOARD MEMBER, OFFICER AND KEY EMPLOYEE CERTIFY IN WRITING ANNUALY THAT THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE POLICY AND DO NOT HAVE ANY INTERESTS WHICH COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS DISCUSSED AND DETERMINED AT BOARD MEETINGS AND DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. COMPARATIVE DATA OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS IS USED TO MAKE DECISIONS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B	COMPENSATION FOR KEY EMPLOYEES IS DISCUSSED AND DETERMINED AT BOARD MEETINGS AND DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. COMPARATIVE DATA OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS IS USED TO MAKE DECISIONS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION BY APPOINTMENT. CONTACT INFORMATION AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE.