2012-08-15T13:53:01-05:00 2011-12-31 521446779 JOHNSON LAMBERT LLP 700 SPRING FOREST ROAD STE 115 RALEIGH NC 27609 990 2011-01-01 526050165 AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC AMER 2402836600 11200 ROCKVILLE PIKE NO 302 ROCKVILLE MD 20852 BARBARA GORDON 2402836600 2012-08-15 1 9197196400 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z BARBARA GORDON 11200 ROCKVILLE PIKE NO 302 ROCKVILLE MD 20852 35338181 0 X WWW.ASBMB.ORG X 1919 NY ASBMB IS A PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY OF MORE THAN 11,000 MEMBERS INCORPORATED TO FURTHER THE EXTENSION AND DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, AND TO FACILITATE INTERACTION AMONG INVESTIGATORS IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY. MOST MEMBERS TEACH AND CONDUCT RESEARCH AT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. OTHERS CONDUCT RESEARCH IN VARIOUS GOVERNMENT LABORATORIES OR NONPROFIT RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS. A SMALL BUT GROWING FRACTION OF THE MEMBERSHIP WORKS FOR INDUSTRY. 13 13 31 0 180342 -49850 123960 1104589 18740478 18850633 1614155 1564333 245995 227303 20724588 21746858 253473 246292 0 0 4144228 4267245 0 0 0 13082834 13770255 17480535 18283792 3244053 3463066 59115355 60609020 7498483 7946933 51616872 52662087 X SEE SCHEDULE OTHE SOCIETY'S PURPOSE IS TO ADVANCE THE SCIENCE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY THROUGH THE PUBLICATION OF SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL JOURNALS: THE JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, MOLECULAR & CELLULAR PROTEOMICS, AND THE JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH, ORGANIZATION OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS, ADVOCACY FOR FUNDING OF BASIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, SUPPORT OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AT ALL LEVELS, AND PROMOTING THE DIVERSITY OF INDIVIDUALS ENTERING THE SCIENTIFIC WORKFORCE. 0 0 16175909 246292 18850633 ASBMB PUBLISHES SEVERAL SCHOLARLY JOURNALS, THE JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, WHICH HAS A CIRCULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 4,300 INCLUDING SCIENTISTS, STUDENTS, AND SCHOLARLY INSTITUTIONS. THE JOURNAL IS PUBLISHED WEEKLY, AND IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE WORLDWIDE WEB. THIS JOURNAL TOTALS OVER 52,000 PAGES PER YEAR OF ORIGINAL RESEARCH REPORTS ON BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY. ALL SCIENTIFIC PAPERS SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION GO THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE PEER-REVIEW PROCESS INVOLVING SOME OF THE MORE THAN 850 MEMBERS OF THE JOURNAL'S EDITORIAL BOARD.IN ADDITION, ASBMB PUBLISHES A MONTHLY MEMBER MAGAZINE, ASBMB TODAY. THIS MAGAZINE FOCUSES ON INTERNAL SOCIETY NEWS, AS WELL AS PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND MATTERS OF BROAD INTEREST TO THE MEMBERSHIP, SUCH AS COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES.ASBMB ALSO HOLDS AN ANNUAL MEETING, AT WHICH ITS MEMBERS AND OTHER DISTINGUISHED SCIENTISTS PRESENT SCHOLARLY PAPERS AND DISCUSS CURRENT RESEARCH AND ISSUES IN THE FIELD OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY. THE 2011 MEETING HAD AN ATTENDANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 4,000. APPROXIMATELY 1,300 SCIENTIFIC PAPERS WERE PRESENTED AT THE MEETING.ASBMB MAKES A NUMBER OF GRANTS AND AWARDS TO PROMISING SCIENTISTS IN THE BIOCHEMISTRY FIELD, INCLUDING AWARDS BY MERCK, SCHERING-PLOUGH AND AVANTI.ASBMB HAS A NUMBER OF SUBCOMMITTEES THROUGH WHICH A WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES ARE ORGANIZED AND CONDUCTED.THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING AND COMMENTING ON LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY ISSUES OF INTEREST TO THE SOCIETY. THE COMMITTEE IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR WORKING WITH THE NEWS MEDIA TO PUBLICIZE THE SOCIETY'S VIEWS ON ISSUES OF INTEREST TO THE BIOCHEMICAL RESEARCH COMMUNITY.THE EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE FOCUSES ON EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ISSUES IN GENERAL, AS WELL AS THE PARTICULAR PROBLEMS FACED BY WOMEN AND UNDER-REPRESENTED MINORITIES IN THE BIOCHEMICAL FIELD. THE COMMITTEE HAS PUBLISHED A CAREERS BROCHURE ENTITLED UNLOCKING LIFE'S SECRETS: CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY. THIS BROCHURE IS AIMED AT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND UNDERGRADUATES WHO MAY BE CONSIDERING PURSUING CAREERS IN BIOCHEMISTRY OR MOLECULAR BIOLOGY. ADDITIONALLY, THE COMMITTEE HAS PREPARED A RECOMMENDED CURRICULUM IN BIOCHEMISTRY FOR UNDERGRADUATES, AND HAS SURVEYED GRADUATE SCHOOLS AND THE BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ON WHAT COURSES THESE INSTITUTIONS WOULD LIKE PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS OR EMPLOYEES TO HAVE TAKEN.THE MINORITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE TAKES A STRONG INTEREST IN EDUCATION MATTERS AS THEY PERTAIN TO AFRICAN, HISPANIC, AND NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS. VERY FEW PERSONS FROM THESE GROUPS ENTER THE FIELDS.IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES, ASBMB IS ONE OF THE FOUNDING ORGANIZATIONS OF MINORITIES IN SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY (MIST), A WASHINGTON-BASED COALITION OF SCIENCE ORGANIZATIONS INTERESTED IN INCREASING MINORITY EXPOSURE TO (AND PARTICIPATION IN) SCIENCE. MIST SERVES AS AN INFORMATION EXCHANGE AND COORDINATING MECHANISM AMONG THE VARIOUS SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES INTERESTED IN MINORITY SCIENCE EDUCATION, AND SPONSORS AN ANNUAL CAREER FAIR IN WHICH ASBMB PARTICIPATES. 16175909 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 93 0 1 31 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 NY X BARBARA A GORDON 2402836600 11200 ROCKVILLE PIKE SUITE 302 ROCKVILLE MD 20852 SUZANNE R PFEFFER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JEREMY M BERG 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK A LEMMON 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MEREL S OLSON 5.00 X X 0 0 0 RUMA BANERJEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN ALLEN 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEVI A GARRAWAY 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID M SABATINI 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN D SCOTT 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA STARIVASNIK 1.00 X 0 0 0 BENJAMIN F CRAVATT 1.00 X 0 0 0 WESLEY I SUNDQUIST 1.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN WEISSMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA A GORDON 40.00 X 262650 0 28690 NANCY RODNAN 40.00 X 180848 0 36015 STEPHEN MILLER 40.00 X 170491 0 31131 BENJAMIN CORB 40.00 X 108675 0 11865 HECTOR MARTINEZ 40.00 X 150858 0 26669 873522 0 134370 5 0 1 0 CADMUS 8621 ROBERT FULTON DR STE 100 COLUMBIA MD 21046 JOURNAL PRODUCTION 7866707 STANFORD UNIVERSITYHIGHWIRE PRESS 1454 PAGE MILL RD PALO ALTO CA 94304 ONLINE JOURNAL SERVICES 714339 SILVERADO COUNTRY CLUB & RESORT 1600 ATLAS PEAK RD NAPA CA 94558 CONFERENCE SERVICES 184434 SHERIDAN PRESS 450 FAME AVE HANOVER PA 17331 JOURNAL PRODUCTION 149754 ARAMARK 800 ASLIOMAR AVE PACIFIC GROVE CA 93950 CONFERENCE SERVICES 126603 5 1104589 1005414 1104589 PUBLICATION SALES 511120 17208560 17208560 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 1027335 1027335 ANNUAL MEETING 900099 434396 434396 ADVERTISING 541800 180342 180342 18850633 1192867 1192867 214233 214233 13962789 13591323 371466 371466 371466 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 13070 13070 13070 21746858 18670291 180342 1791636 20754 20754 222607 222607 2931 2931 291341 291341 3208795 2492634 716161 225064 173151 51913 347896 286910 60986 194149 144390 49759 3743 3743 46788 34476 12312 474746 160595 314151 169832 12258 157574 227424 202432 24992 8420407 8195937 224470 353658 230156 123502 855623 600433 255190 545394 545394 163694 75948 87746 EDITORIAL ALLOWANCES 1022973 1022973 JOURNAL ONLINE 985688 985688 FASEB ASSESSMENTS 133815 133815 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 41698 16179 25519 324772 321164 3608 18283792 16175909 2107883 0 9332771 10837586 2152078 1146995 2488046 1785734 159172 702312 47075984 47508152 395350 413975 59115355 60609020 1527777 1280619 5668980 6344947 301726 321367 7498483 7946933 X 48780336 48905522 1862404 1817236 974132 1939329 51616872 52662087 59115355 60609020 X 3463066 -2417851 X 0 1 1 X 0 X 1267328 1328634 1169376 1183254 2131924 7080516 16574378 16812121 16864790 17291153 17642956 85185398 17841706 18140755 18034166 18474407 19774880 92265914 0 0 0 92265914 1543359 1389861 1442534 1382834 1407100 7165688 90933 78181 70172 96159 335445 1634292 1468042 1512706 1478993 1407100 7501133 26671 17838 139048 55993 13070 252620 19502669 19626635 19685920 20009393 21195050 100019667 0.92250 0.91590 0.07500 0.07550 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 EXPLANATION OF OTHER LOBBYING ACTIVITIES: PART II-B, LINE 1I: THE MISSION OF THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE IS TO MANAGE THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE SOCIETY TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND WILL SERVE AND ADVISE THE SOCIETY LEADERSHIP ON ISSUES IN WHICH THE MEMBERSHIP HAS AN INTEREST. THE COMMITTEE MEETS SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR AND HOLDS HILL VISITS TO ADVOCATE FOR SPECIFIC REQUESTS WITH AN IMPORTANT MEMBER WITH INFLUENCE IN THE AFFECTED AREA. EXPENDITURES TOTAL $497,624. 992951 1005414 4420 23634 1731 1977420 936372 81121 22548 1994 992951 855989 112239 26367 5489 936372 974132 -78974 33336 5833 855989 1.00000 0 0 558132 37209 520923 1929914 1748525 181389 702312 DUE TO THE FEDERATION 284830 CAPITAL LEASE 36537 321367 21746858 18283792 3463066 -2417851 -2417851 1045215 19813432 -2417851 484425 -1933426 21746858 0 21746858 18768217 484425 484425 18283792 0 18283792 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X: IN ACCORDANCE WITH GAAP, THE SOCIETY HAS CONCLUDED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2011. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: REIMBURSED EXPENSE 484,425. PART XIII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: REIMBURSED EXPENSE 484,425. 1 MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY 7 MBL STREET WOODS HOLE MA 02543 042104690 501(C)(3) 10000 EDUCATIONAL GRANT RESEARCH AMERICA 1101 KING ST ALEXANDRIA VA 22314 521609875 501(C)(3) 7500 EDUCATIONAL GRANT 2 LIPMANN AWARD 1 5240 ROSE AWARD 1 4555 AVANTI AWARD 1 5000 TEAGLE AWARD 4 79786 EXEMPLARY CONTRIBUTION TO EDUCATION 1 3000 YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD 1 5000 EPD COMMITTEE 22 13850 DIVERSITY IN SCIENCE AWARD 1 3000 STADTMAN AWARD 1 4941 DELANO AWARD 1 5391 PROLAB 10 47500 CLASSROOM FOR THE FUTURE SEMINAR 18 3618 ASSESSMENT OF STEM CELL RESEARCH 10 22130 PROMOTING CONCEPT DRIVEN TEACHING STRATEGIES IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY THROUGH CONCEPT ASSESSMENT STUDY 29 19596 PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.: PART I, LINE 2: SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: GRANT RECIPIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT PERIODIC DOCUMENTATION TO SUBSTANTIATE THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BARBARA A GORDON 262650 0 0 0 0 0 24500 0 4190 0 291340 0 0 0 NANCY RODNAN 180848 0 0 0 0 0 18085 0 17930 0 216863 0 0 0 STEPHEN MILLER 170491 0 0 0 0 0 16557 0 14574 0 201622 0 0 0 HECTOR MARTINEZ 150858 0 0 0 0 0 12155 0 14514 0 177527 0 0 0 X 1 1005414 FMV 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE SOCIETY HAS FIVE MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES: REGULAR MEMBERS, ASSOCIATE MEMBERS, AFFILIATE MEMBERS, GRADUATE MEMBERS, AND UNDERGRADUATE MEMBERS. OF THESE, REGULAR, ASSOCIATE, AND AFFILIATE MEMBERS MAY VOTE. ONLY REGULAR MEMBERS MAY HOLD OFFICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, TREASURER, AND SIX COUNCILORS ARE ELECTED BY THE SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP TO TERMS OF THREE YEARS EACH, EXCEPT THAT THE PRESIDENT'S TERM IS TWO YEARS WITH AN ADDITIONAL YEAR AS PAST PRESIDENT. THREE ADDITIONAL COUNCILORS ARE APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT TO THREE YEAR TERMS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 FORM 990 IS NOT PROVIDED TO THE GOVERNING BODY BEFORE FILING, BUT IS REVIEWED BY BOTH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF THE SOCIETY PERFORMS AN ANNUAL REVIEW PROCESS TO DETERMINE ANY COMPENSATION INCREASE FOR TOP MANAGEMENT. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PERFORMS AN ANNUAL REVIEW PROCESS TO DETERMINE ANY COMPENSATION INCREASE FOR OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: NET UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS: -2,417,851.