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INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR OTITIS MEDIA INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR OTITIS MEDIA INC (EIN 46-1500334)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-05-10
IRS object ID
201641319349301199
Schema version
2015v2.1
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)
Return2016-05-10T10:26:48-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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CityPITTSBURGHCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP152131209ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN461500334EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line2MEDIA INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlINTEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4126928577PhoneNum

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CityPITTSBURGHCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMARGARETHA L CASSELBRANT MD PHDPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone4126216533PhoneNum
Signature2016-05-03SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Phone4126838800PhoneNum
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$241,750GrossReceiptsAmt
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StateWILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE SOCIETY SHALL BE OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROVIDING AN INTERNATIONAL FORUM TO ADVANCE THE FRONTIERS OF RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND PATIENT CARE AS THEY RELATE TO OTITIS MEDIA.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionTHE SOCIETY SHALL BE OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROVIDING AN INTERNATIONAL FORUM TO ADVANCE THE FRONTIERS OF RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND PATIENT CARE AS THEY RELATE TO OTITIS MEDIA.MissionDesc
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$226,616ExpenseAmt
Revenue$231,790RevenueAmt
DescINTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON OTITIS MEDIA PROVIDED AN INTERNATIONAL FORUM TO ADVANCE THE FRONTIERS OF RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND PATIENT CARE AS THEY RELATE TO OTITIS MEDIA. THE SYMPOSIUM BROUGHT TOGETHER INVESTIGATORS WHOSE RESEARCH AND CLINICAL INTERESTS WERE FOCUSED ON DISEASES OF THE MIDDLE EAR, INCLUDING OTOLARYNGOLOGISTS, PEDIATRICIANS, INFECTIOUS DISEASE EXPERTS, IMMUNOLOGISTS, PHARMACOLOGISTS, EPIDEMIOLOGISTS, PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS AND OTHER EXPERTS FROM ALL CONTINENTS INTERESTED IN RELIEVING THE BURDEN OF OTITIS MEDIA AND ITS SEQUELAE FROM PATIENTS AND FAMILIES. THE SYMPOSIA ALLOWED FOR THE PRESENTATIONS OF NEW INFORMATION, THE STIMULATION OF NEW AND PRODUCTIVE RESEARCH, THE REVIEW OF CURRENT INVESTIGATIONS AND CONSIDERATION TO THE MOST PRODUCTIVE AVENUE FOR FUTURE RESEARCH.Desc
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Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentfalseReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonMARGARETHA CASSELBRANTPersonNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (3 entries)

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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SYMPOSIUM - MEETING COSTS$150,795$150,795
SYMPOSIUM-FOOD & BEVERAGE$71,153$71,153
SYMPOSIUM-MARKETING$3,788$3,788
BANK CHARGES$143$143

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
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FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,658CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,960CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$205,149TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,554CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
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Total$245,024TotalAmt

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Total$450,173TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$19,212CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
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Total$450,173TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First5 Years509Yes (X)First5Years509Ind

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONTHE SOCIETY SHALL BE OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROVIDING AN INTERNATIONAL FORUM TO ADVANCE THE FRONTIERS OF RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND PATIENT CARE AS THEY RELATE TO OTITIS MEDIA.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BNO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.