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SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS (EIN 36-3022713)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-11-16
IRS object ID
201513209349312306
Schema version
2014v5.0
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)
Return2015-11-16T15:40:23-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN381357951PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PLANTE & MORAN PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line110 S RIVERSIDE PLAZA 9TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60606ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN363022713EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSOCIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3122025800PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1633 N SAINT CLAIR ST STE 2320AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60611ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonROBERT A WYNBRANDTPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIR & GENERAL COUNSELPersonTitleTxt
Phone3122025800PhoneNum
Signature2015-11-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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PTINP00546491PTIN
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerROBERT A WYNBRANDTPrincipalOfficerNm

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60611ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$26,740,618GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
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Website AddressWWW.STS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1971FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO ENHANCE THE ABILITY OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEONS TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY PATIENT CARE THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND ADVOCACY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Investment Income$2,305,199CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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CY Total Revenue$21,116,068CYTotalRevenueAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$11,006,127TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
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Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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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
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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MARK S ALLEN
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JOSEPH E BAVARIA
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KEITH S NAUNHEIM
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ROBERT SD HIGGINS
TREASURER3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$1,000$0$0
DOUGLAS WOOD
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFFERY B RICH
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAMERON L STOCK JR
RESIDENT DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PIETER A KAPPETEIN
INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRIEDRICH W MOHR
INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHINICHI TAKAMOTO
INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER A CALDERONE
CANADIAN DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SEAN C GRONDIN
CANADIAN DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TONY COELHO
PUBLIC DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH F SABIK III
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID R JONES
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN H CALHOON
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAMERON D WRIGHT
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EMILE A BACHA
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHANDA H BLACKMON
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN F MEYERS
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT A WYNBRANDT
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SYLVIA L NOVICK
DIRECTOR - FINANCE40.00$239,274$0$35,250Yes (X)
WILLIAM F SEWARD
ASSOCIATE EXECUTIIVE DIRECTOR40.00$286,783$0$36,008Yes (X)
CYNTHIA M SHEWAN
DIRECTOR - RESEARCH40.00$186,822$0$19,561Yes (X)
DELAINE S SCHMITZ
DIRECTOR - QUALITY40.00$177,502$0$20,455Yes (X)
DAMON K MARQUIS
DIRECTOR - EDUCTION AND MEMBERSHIP40.00$172,867$0$20,089Yes (X)
W GRAHAME RUSH
DIRECTOR - INFORMATION SERVICES40.00$167,918$0$24,976Yes (X)
NATALIE J BODEN
DIRECTOR - MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS40.00$155,743$0$33,004Yes (X)
COURTNEY YOHE
DIRECTOR - GOVERNMENT RELATIONS40.00$138,170$0$10,032Yes (X)
GEORGE P BOHN
CONTROLLER40.00$132,051$0$25,708Yes (X)
DONNA MCDONALD
SENIOR MANAGER - NATIONAL DATABASE AND PATIENT SAF40.00$122,055$0$8,423Yes (X)
BETH J WINER
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

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DUKE UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 17969DURHAMNC27715DATA WAREHOUSING$2,043,303
MARRIOTT BUSINESS SERVICES
PO BOX 402642ATLANTAGA30384HOSPITALITY/MEETING EVENT$705,439
CPUP DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY
3400 SPRUCE STREET - 4 SILVERTEINPHILADELPHIAPA19104PUBLISHING$528,720
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23918 NETWORK PLACECHICAGOIL60676AUDIO VISUAL$499,749
TELLIGEN
1776 W PARKWAYWEST DES MOINESIA50266DATA AUDITING CONSULTANT$454,180
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EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS611710$3,845,949$3,832,044$13,905
MEMBERSHIP DUES611710$2,763,471$2,763,471
TVT REGISTRY611710$1,318,222$1,318,222
PUBLICATIONS & SUBSCRIPTIONS611710$1,078,314$1,078,314

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$68,234RealAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Exclusion$68,234ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$6,747,085SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$5,624,550SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$4,704,717ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,250TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,122TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,124,563TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,365,331TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$73,801TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$434,221TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$339,695TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$77,833TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,698TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$133,855TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,330,733TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,782,522TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$189,955TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$448,166TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$483,588TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,562,175TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$298,934TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$58,897TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMEMBERSHIP FEESDesc
Total$58,308TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,888,647TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$3,838,264EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,306,841BOYAmt
EOY$1,307,844EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$785,617BOYAmt
EOY$949,195EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$733,650BOYAmt
EOY$756,829EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,099,584BOYAmt
EOY$1,873,416EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,346,553BOYAmt
EOY$36,186,319EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,640,416BOYAmt
EOY$1,724,980EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,263BOYAmt
EOY$9,263EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,967,204BOYAmt
EOY$46,646,110EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,726,718BOYAmt
EOY$5,153,022EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,513,300BOYAmt
EOY$5,853,105EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,240,018BOYAmt
EOY$11,006,127EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,364,955BOYAmt
EOY$35,277,963EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$362,231BOYAmt
EOY$362,020EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,727,186BOYAmt
EOY$35,639,983EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,967,204BOYAmt
EOY$46,646,110EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$4,227,421ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$1,314,624NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior YearYes (1)AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$2,412,050DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$213,178NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov-$942,151NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot-$728,973NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$434,169AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable-$1,163,142TaxableAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,399,508OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$850,712DepreciationAmt
Book Value$548,796BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$78,057OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$76,871DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,186BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,150,117OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,826,683DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,323,434BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,873,416TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE SOCIETY IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION AND IS EXEMPT FROM TAX UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(6). ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REQUIRE MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE SOCIETY AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY IF THE SOCIETY HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITIONS THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE IRS OR OTHER APPLICABLE TAX AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE SOCIETY AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 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, SUBJECT TO THE RESULTS OF THE IRS AUDIT DISCUSSED IMMEDIATELY BELOW. THE SOCIETY IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS. THE IRS IS IN THE PROCESS OF AUDITING THE SOCIETY'S 2011 FORMS 990 AND 990-T AND, AS OF APRIL 9, 2015, IT HAD NOT CONCLUDED ITS AUDIT. MANAGEMENT DOES NOT EXPECT TO MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS. IN ADDITION, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES IT IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2008.
FORM 990, PART IV, LINE 11FON AUGUST 11, 2015, THE SOCIETY'S RECEIVED IRS FORM 886A ("REVENUE AGENT REPORT") RELATED TO THE IRS AUDIT OF STS FORMS 990 AND 990-T FOR 2011, 2012 AND 2013, IN WHICH THE IRS REVENUE AGENT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AUDIT CONCLUDED THAT ROYALTY REVENUE RECEIVED BY THE SOCIETY IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY WAS TAXABLE INCOME. THE SOCIETY STRONGLY DISAGREES WITH THIS CONCLUSION, AND THEREFORE FILED A LETTER OF PROTEST AND REQUEST FOR APPEAL WITH THE IRS ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2015. THAT APPEAL IS NOW PENDING.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
NORTH AMERICA00AATS MEETINGMEETING PARTICIPATION$14,642
MIDDLE EAST00ASCVTS MEETINGESTS MEETINGMEETING PARTICIPATION$19,955
EUROPE00EACTS MEETINGMEETING PARTICIPATION$45,622
EUROPE00ESTS MEETINGMEETING PARTICIPATION$13,648
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$93,867SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$93,867TotalSpentAmt
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 3:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFAIR VALUEExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
CAMPAIGN FOR TOBACCO-FREE KIDS
1400 I STREET NW NO 1200WASHINGTONDC20005521969967501C3$12,000GENERAL FUNDING
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THORACIC SURGERY
500 CUMMINGS CENTER SUITE 4550BEVERLYMA01915046406547501C6$9,250SCHOLARSHIP FUND
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
633 N ST CLAIR STCHICAGOIL60611362192800501C3$4,000SCHOLARSHIP FUND
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
TRAVEL EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT44$17,856
LODGING EXPENSES PAID BY STS44$32,266

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationRECIPIENT RECEIVES A SCHOLARSHIP FOR TRAVEL AND LODGING EXPENSES AS APPROVED BY THE WORKFORCE (WF) ON THORACIC SURGERY RESIDENT ISSUES. CORRESPONDING EXPENSES ARE AUTHORIZED AND APPROVED BY STS STAFF IN ACCORDANCE WITH DIRECTIVES BY THE WF.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
ROBERT A WYNBRANDT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & GENERAL COUNSEL$542,367$0$136,421$0$235,825$0$20,833$0$32,585$0$968,031$0$235,825$0
SYLVIA L NOVICK
DIRECTOR - FINANCE$221,089$0$18,185$0$0$0$12,350$0$22,900$0$274,524$0$0$0
WILLIAM F SEWARD
ASSOCIATE EXECUTIIVE DIRECTOR$278,742$0$8,041$0$0$0$9,518$0$26,490$0$322,791$0$0$0
CYNTHIA M SHEWAN
DIRECTOR - RESEARCH$172,586$0$12,796$0$1,440$0$7,709$0$11,852$0$206,383$0$0$0
DELAINE S SCHMITZ
DIRECTOR - QUALITY$164,834$0$12,668$0$0$0$8,216$0$12,239$0$197,957$0$0$0
DAMON K MARQUIS
DIRECTOR - EDUCTION AND MEMBERSHIP$158,153$0$13,274$0$1,440$0$7,678$0$12,411$0$192,956$0$0$0
W GRAHAME RUSH
DIRECTOR - INFORMATION SERVICES$155,442$0$12,476$0$0$0$8,522$0$16,454$0$192,894$0$0$0
NATALIE J BODEN
DIRECTOR - MARKETING AND COMMUNICATI$143,809$0$11,934$0$0$0$8,037$0$24,967$0$188,747$0$0$0
GEORGE P BOHN
CONTROLLER$124,304$0$7,747$0$0$0$2,767$0$22,941$0$157,759$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 4BFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationROBERT A. WYNBRANDT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & GENERAL COUNSEL, RECEIVED A BENEFIT OF $8,333 THROUGH THE 457(F) PLAN. THE PLAN WAS TERMINATED DURING 2014 WITH A TOTAL DISTRIBUTION TO PARTICIPANT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2DR. FULLERTON IS A NON-COMPENSATED MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF GENESEE BIOMEDICAL WHICH PAID STS A FEE TO EXHIBIT AT THE STS ANNUAL MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION IS A MEMBERSHIP SOCIETY AND HAS ALMOST 7,200 MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AMEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY ARE ELECTED BY THE MEMBERSHIP AT ITS ANNUAL MEETING PURSUANT TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BCERTAIN DECISIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODY (E.G., REGARDING DUES AND BYLAWS AMENDMENTS) ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE ORGANIZATION RETAINED THE SERVICES OF AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM TO PREPARE ITS FORM 990. MANAGEMENT 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 SENIOR CORPORATE OFFICERS. FINALLY, THE ORGANIZATION'S SENIOR OFFICERS MET WITH MANAGEMENT AND DISCUSSED THE RETURN PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12COFFICERS, DIRECTORS, KEY EMPLOYEES, AND OTHERS ARE ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AS A REQUIREMENT OF SERVICE. THE STATEMENT ON STS DISCLOSURE POLICY AND GUIDELINES REGARDING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IS READ AT THE BEGINNING OF EVERY BOARD OF DIRECTORS, COMMITTEE, COUNCIL OPERATING BOARD, AND WORKFORCE 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 B, LINE 1515A. THE SOCIETY ENGAGES AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT PERIODICALLY, USUALLY EVERY TWO OR THREE YEARS, TO PERFORM A MARKET SALARY ANALYSIS FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & GENERAL COUNSEL POSITION. THE SAME PROCESS THAT IS USED TO DETERMINE THE SALARY FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & GENERAL COUNSEL AS FOR STS EMPLOYED STAFF DIRECTORS, INCLUDING COMPARATIVE SALARY DATA FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS OBTAINED FROM FORMS 990 OF OTHER NATIONAL MEDICAL SPECIALTY SOCIETIES. THIS INFORMATION IS SHARED WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHICH DETERMINES THE NEW LEVEL OF COMPENSATION AND COMMUNICATES THE SALARY INFORMATION TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & GENERAL COUNSEL AND TO THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION FOR IMPLEMENTATION. AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT WAS UTILIZED AS A PART OF THIS PROCESS IN 2012, BUT NOT IN 2013 OR 2014. AN ADJUSTMENT IS MADE TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & GENERAL COUNSEL'S SALARY ANNUALLY FOR A MERIT INCREASE, WHICH IS BASED ON A FORMAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION. 15B. COMPENSATION - THE SOCIETY ENGAGES AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT PERIODICALLY, USUALLY EVERY TWO OR THREE YEARS, TO PERFORM A MARKET SALARY ANALYSIS FOR STS POSITIONS. THE CONSULTANT MEETS WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & GENERAL COUNSEL AND EACH STAFF DIRECTOR TO ASCERTAIN INFORMATION RELEVANT TO EACH POSITION. THE CONSULTANT ALSO REVIEWS EACH OF THE POSITION DESCRIPTIONS, DETERMINES APPROPRIATE MATCHES FROM COMPENSATION MARKET SURVEYS, E.G., TOWERS WATSON, PRM, ASSOCIATION FORUM, AND ASAE, FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMPILES AND ANALYZES THIS MARKET DATA FOR EACH POSITION. THE CONSULTANT MEETS WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & GENERAL COUNSEL AND THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION TO REVIEW THE COMPENSATION ANALYSIS, AND MAKES ADJUSTMENTS TO THE ANALYSIS, AS APPROPRIATE, BASED ON ADDITIONAL DATA PROVIDED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & GENERAL COUNSEL AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION. UTILIZING THE CONSULTANT'S ANALYSIS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & GENERAL COUNSEL MAKES SALARY ADJUSTMENTS AND COMMUNICATES NEW SALARIES IN WRITING TO OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND SENDS THE DATA TO THE STS TREASURER FOR REVIEW. AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT WAS UTILIZED AS PART OF THIS PROCESS IN 2012, BUT NOT IN 2013 OR 2014. ADJUSTMENTS ARE MADE TO SALARIES ANNUALLY FOR MERIT INCREASES, WHICH ARE BASED ON FORMAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS AND KEY GOVERNANCE POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE STS WEBSITE. OTHER GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AS WELL AS THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONSULTANTS 909,502. RECRUITMENT 203,171. DATA AUDITING 473,466. DATA WAREHOUSING & ANALYSIS 2,298,722. TEMP. SERVICES 121,573. MISCELLANEOUS 69,146. VENDOR CERTIFICATIONS 255,153.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationIndBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
20 F STREET NW SUITE 310CWASHINGTONDC20001522017375POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEDC5270
THORACIC SURGERY FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION (TSFRE)
633 N ST CLAIR ST 23RD FLCHICAGOIL60611363635910RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONIL501Yes (1)SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (1)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgYes (1)TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
TSFRE
R$367,639CASH PAID
TSFRE
S$190,975CASH PAID