2016-08-15T08:13:09-07:00 2015-12-31 Jump Perry and Company LLP 12 Lexington Avenue Toms River NJ 087537545 990 2015-01-01 200685642 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF HEART FAILURE NURSES INC AMER 8884522436 1120 ROUTE 73 MOUNT LAUREL NJ 08054 LISA RATHMAN Treasurer 2016-08-15 true KATHRYN PERRY CPA P00044857 7322407377 2015 2016-12-15 16:53:06Z 1289689 false false X WWW.AAHFN.ORG X 2004 CA Leading Nurses in Heart Failure Care 8 8 0 105 0 178132 192175 1221996 1070882 12 12 33208 26620 1433348 1289689 5000 2000 0 5000 5000 0 0 1360082 1416360 1370082 1423360 63266 -133671 500378 365375 208232 206900 292146 158475 X Leading Nurses in Heart Failure Care false false 691024 766959 THE AAHFN ANNUAL MEETING IS PLANNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF NURSES, ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES, INPATIENT NURSES, OUTPATIENT NURSES, HOME HEALTH NURSES, CARDIAC / HF ADMINISTRATORS, CLINICAL DIRECTORS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, DIETICIANS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, EDUCATORS, AND RESEARCHERS INTERESTED IN HEART FAILURE PATIENT CARE. A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL FORMATS ARE PLANNED THAT WILL ENCOURAGE THE EXCHANGE OF NEW SCIENTIFIC AND CLINICAL INFORMATION AND SUPPORT THE INTERCHANGE OF OPINIONS REGARDING CARE AND MANAGEMENT ISSUES RELEVANT TO HEART FAILURE. 113433 141564 AAHFN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING THE CERTIFIED HEART FAILURE NURSE (CHFN) PROGRAM WHICH CERTIFIES QUALIFIED NURSES. 55181 112404 AAHFN EDUCATION COVERS OUR ONLINE EDUCATION CENTER, WHICH IS A REPOSITORY OF CONTINUING EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, COVERING A WIDE ARRAY OF HEART FAILURE RELATED ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS INCLUDING THE HEART FAILURE NURSING CORE CURRICULUM. 48636 12250 908274 false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 12 0 true 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 8 8 false true false false true true false true true false false true true true true true true false false false CA X ASSOCIATION HEADQUARTERS 8564390500 1120 ROUTE 73 STE 200 MOUNT LAUREL NJ 08054 CONNIE LEWIS President 5.00 0.00 X X 5000 0 0 MARILYN PRASUN President Elect 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 LISA RATHMAN Treasurer 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA J BITHER Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JUANITA P REIGLE Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA L WICK Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SITA S PRICE Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PEGGY KIRKWOOD IMMEDIATE PAST 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 KARYN LOCKSHINE Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 5000 0 false false false Association Headquarters Inc 1120 Route 73 Suite 200 Mt Laurel NJ 08054 MGT service company 787621 1 192175 192175 Annual Meetings 567314 567314 Certification 141564 141564 Education 112404 112404 Other meetings 199645 199645 SPONSORSHIPS 37705 37705 12250 12250 1070882 12 12 0 26620 26620 0 0 0 0 0 0 1289689 1097514 0 2000 0 0 5000 0 0 0 0 0 715350 5681 0 0 0 0 41918 28429 0 31583 0 0 52501 0 252440 0 0 0 8551 Printing and Publications 76000 Board and committee expenses 73320 OTHER EXPENSE 72935 Postage and Shipping 21933 35719 1423360 0 0 0 229428 95777 119599 119611 0 57356 49554 0 0 0 0 93995 100433 0 0 0 0 0 0 500378 365375 44758 39692 163474 167208 208232 206900 X 287988 156317 4158 2158 292146 158475 500378 365375 -133671 X false true X true false false false true false X 1289689 1289689 1289689 1423360 1423360 1423360 Part X : FIN48 Footnote AAHFN qualifies as a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code.GAAP prescribes a minimum recognition threshold that a tax position is required to meet in order to be recognized in the financial statements. AAHFN believes that there are no uncertain tax positions as defined in GAAP. Generally, AAHFN is no longer subject to income tax examinations by the U.S. federal, state or local tax authorities for years before 2012. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF AAHFN, THE CONNECTION, IS A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER THAT INCLUDES INFORMATION ON THE LATEST TOPICS RELATED TO HEART FAILURE NURSING ALONG WITH AAHFN COMMITTEE UPDATES. MEMBERS ARE SENT A PRINTED COPY AND ARE ALSO ABLE TO DOWNLOAD A DIGITAL COPY OF THE NEWSLETTER. Form 990, Part VI, Line 3: Description of Delegated Duties to Management Company AAHFN OUTSOURCES ITS ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS TO AN INDEPENDENT MANAGEMENT SERVICE COMPANY, INCLUDING THE POSITION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (NON-VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD) OF THE ORGANIZATION. Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATIONAAHFN HAS ONE CLASS OF VOTING MEMBERS WHO HAVE THE SAME VOTING RIGHTS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process GOVERNING BODY REVIEW OF FORM 990:A COPY OF FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY TO REVIEW. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY EACH OFFICER, DIRECTOR, MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE, AND/OR VOLUNTEER SHALL, AT A MINIMUM, ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS SUCH PERSON:A.HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, B.HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, C.HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, AND D.UNDERSTANDS AAHFN IS CHARITABLE AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available COPIES OF AAHFN'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 ARE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.