2013-09-30T12:39:03-05:00 2012-12-31 381357951 PLANTE & MORAN PLLC 10 S RIVERSIDE PLAZA 9TH FLOOR CHICAGO IL 60606 990 2012-01-01 363022713 THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS SOCI 3122025800 633 N SAINT CLAIR ST STE 2320 CHICAGO IL 60611 ROBERT A WYNBRANDT 3122025800 2013-08-30 1 KIMBERLY A HAUMANN P00546491 3122071040 2013-08-30 2012 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z ROBERT A WYNBRANDT 633 N SAINT CLAIR ST STE 2320 CHICAGO IL 60611 32020164 0 X WWW.STS.ORG X 1971 IL TO ENHANCE THE ABILITY OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEONS TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY PATIENT CARE THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND ADVOCACY. 15 15 56 316 878449 3149 1010183 2577069 12631710 13044811 1364411 829160 2610360 2726502 17616664 19177542 250000 1485000 0 0 4758925 5366030 0 0 0 9667650 9697604 14676575 16548634 2940089 2628908 31427882 38442706 9055849 11037155 22372033 27405551 TO ENHANCE THE ABILITY OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEONS TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY PATIENT CARE THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND ADVOCACY. 0 0 EDUCATION - PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND PUBLISH A JOURNAL REGARDING MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION TO MORE THAN 6,000 MEMBERS. HEALTH POLICY - EDUCATE MORE THAN 6,000 MEMBERS ABOUT EXISTING AND PROPOSED LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS, AND EDUCATE GOVERNMENTAL BODIES ABOUT THE SPECIALTY. QUALITY, RESEARCH, AND PATIENT SAFETY - DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN THE STS NATIONAL DATABASE FOR THORACIC SURGERY CLINICAL OUTCOMES, PROMULGATE CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES TO ENHANCE PATIENT CARE, AND ENGAGE IN RELATED ACTIVITIES. 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 43 0 1 56 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X GEORGE BOHN 3122025800 633 N SAINT CLAIR ST SUITE 2320 CHICAGO IL 60611 JEFFREY B RICH 12.00 X X 38000 0 0 DOUGLAS E WOOD 12.00 X X 1000 0 0 DAVID A FULLERTON 3.00 X X 31500 0 0 KEITH S NAUNHEIM 12.00 X X 1000 0 0 ROBERT SD HIGGINS 3.00 X X 1000 0 0 CAROLYN E REED 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL J MACK 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS J MATHISEN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 FRIEDRICH W MOHR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER A CALDERONE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER S NELSON 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARK S ALLEN 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH F SABIK III 2.00 X 0 0 0 WALTER H MERRILL 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN H CALHOON 2.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD J SHEMIN 2.00 X 0 0 0 CAMERON D WRIGHT 2.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD H FEINS 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT A WYNBRANDT 60.00 X 622503 0 92369 SYLVIA L NOVICK 40.00 X 219840 0 32504 CYNTHIA A SHEWAN 40.00 X 192873 0 18077 DAMON K MARQUIS 40.00 X 162635 0 17911 PHILLIP A BONGIORNO 40.00 X 182683 0 35314 W GRAHAME RUSH 40.00 X 137570 0 26506 GEORGE P BOHN 40.00 X 128934 0 23148 DELAINE S SCHMITZ 40.00 X 121563 0 10194 WALTER C HAZLITT 40.00 X 117877 0 19638 1958978 0 275661 12 0 1 0 DUKE UNIVERSITY PO BOX 17969 DURHAM NC 27715 DATABASE WAREHOUSING SERVICES 1756295 CPUP DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY 3400 SPRUCE ST 4 SILVERSTEIN PHILADELPHIA PA 19104 PUBLISHING 505195 PSAV PRESENTATION SERVICES 23918 NETWORK PLACE CHICAGO IL 60676 AUDIO-VISUAL SERVICES 384127 SAVOR BROWARD COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER 19 FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33316 F&B FOR ANNUAL MEETING 353049 TELLIGEN 1776 W PARKWAY WEST DES MOINES IA 50266 DATA AUDITING CONSULTANT 302040 12 634459 1942610 2577069 NATIONAL DATABASE 611710 4446998 4446998 EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS 611710 3858088 3858088 MEMBERSHIP DUES 611710 2714359 2714359 PUBLICATIONS & SUBSCRIPTIONS 611710 993461 993461 MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS 611710 878449 878449 153456 153456 13044811 1010224 1010224 2661556 2661556 64946 0 64946 64946 64946 12661558 12842622 -181064 -181064 -181064 19177542 12166362 878449 3555662 X 1485000 1431213 3169113 80158 404529 281017 62625 36765 45758 3661438 5130 1825904 164283 539179 523784 2303651 319697 64731 GIFTS AND MEMORIALS 49257 DUES 39532 PROMOTIONAL EXPENSES 30214 MISCELLANEOUS 25656 16548634 2515766 3562991 1301191 2304846 1053235 1871579 921751 435420 3124932 1897147 1393184 1227785 23008444 27731055 1219758 1299767 14553 9263 31427882 38442706 4265779 6004284 4790070 5032871 9055849 11037155 X 22003052 27010229 368981 395322 22372033 27405551 31427882 38442706 2628908 2404611 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 1 2358984 355575 -545944 -190369 542566 -732935 1286402 589218 697184 74772 74772 0 1763758 1233157 530601 1227785 X 21645411 2404611 109016 2513627 19131784 45758 45758 19177542 16627272 124395 124395 16502877 45758 45758 16548635 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: 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 POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE IRS OR OTHER APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE SOCIETY AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE SOCIETY IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES IT IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2009. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: EXCLUDE RELATED ORGANIZATION - PAC REVENUE 109,016. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: EXCLUDE RELATED ORGANIZATION - PAC EXPENSES 124,395. EUROPE 0 0 EACTS MEETING MEETING PARTICIPATION 33304 EUROPE 0 0 ESTS MEETINGESTS MEETING MEETING PARTICIPATION 11252 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 0 ASCTVS MEETING PARTICIPATION 9054 CENTRAL AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN 0 0 INVESTMENT IN HEDGE FUND 1299767 0 0 0 0 0 0 1353377 0 1353377 0 0 0 0 0 0 METHOD USED TO ACCCOUNT FOR EXPENDITURES: SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 3: FAIR VALUE 1 THE JOINT COUNCIL ON THORACIC SURGERY EDUCATION 633 N SAINT CLAIR SUITE 2320 CHICAGO IL 60611 263487555 501(C)(3) 500000 GENERAL SUPPORT THE THORACIC SURGERY FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION 633 N SAINT CLAIR SUITE 2320 CHICAGO IL 60611 363635910 501(C)(3) 985000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2 PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.: PART I, LINE 2: SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: STS REQUIRES GRANTEE ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE REPORTS FOR EACH OF OUR THREE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS EACH YEAR. IN ADDITION, STS OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS HAVE ONGOING COMMUNICATION WITH MEMBERS OF EACH OF THE GRANTEE ORGANIZATIONS' BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGARDING THE STATUS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE ACTIVITIES AND THEIR WORK TOWARDS THEIR RESPECTIVE MISSIONS. X 1 1 X X X X 0 1 0 ROBERT A WYNBRANDT 498027 0 106702 0 17774 0 62500 0 29869 0 714872 0 22917 0 SYLVIA L NOVICK 187185 0 24428 0 8227 0 11056 0 21448 0 252344 0 0 0 CYNTHIA A SHEWAN 142390 0 30032 0 20451 0 7554 0 10523 0 210950 0 0 0 DAMON K MARQUIS 142514 0 18398 0 1723 0 7540 0 10371 0 180546 0 0 0 PHILLIP A BONGIORNO 161680 0 19680 0 1323 0 9423 0 25891 0 217997 0 0 0 W GRAHAME RUSH 100988 0 18404 0 18178 0 1618 0 24888 0 164076 0 0 0 GEORGE P BOHN 110359 0 10738 0 7837 0 2679 0 20469 0 152082 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A ONE PERSON (OFFICER)/ONE TRIP...ONE LEG OF SHORT NOTICE TRIP - ONLY SEAT AVAILABLE WAS FIRST CLASS ($1,292) PART I, LINE 4B ROBERT A. WYNBRANDT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & GENERAL COUNSEL, RECEIVED A BENEFIT OF 50,000 THROUGH THE 457(F) PLAN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION IS A MEMBERSHIP SOCIETY AND HAS MORE THAN 6,000 MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A MEMBERS 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 7B CERTAIN 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 11 THE 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 CORPORATE OFFICERS. FINALLY, THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS MET WITH MANAGEMENT AND DISCUSSED THE RETURN PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C OFFICERS, 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 15 15A. 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 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. THIS PROCESS LAST TOOK PLACE IN ITS ENTIRETY IN 2010; IT WAS AGAIN INITIATED IN 2012 FOR 2013 UTILIZATION. 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. THIS PROCESS LAST TOOK PLACE IN 2012. ADJUSTMENTS ARE MADE TO SALARIES ANNUALLY FOR MERIT INCREASES, WHICH ARE BASED ON FORMAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE 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. OTHER FEES FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS: TOTAL EXPENSES 730,123. RECRUITMENT: TOTAL EXPENSES 61,989. DATA AUDITING: TOTAL EXPENSES 360,187. DATA WAREHOUSING & ANALYSIS: TOTAL EXPENSES 2,432,585. TEMP. SERVICES: TOTAL EXPENSES 81,960. MISCELLANEOUS: TOTAL EXPENSES -5,406. 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