2023-11-15T12:23:27-06:00 2022-12-31 390919055 RITZ HOLMAN LLP 330 E KILBOURN AVE MILWAUKEE WI 53202 990 2022-01-01 061263827 INTERNATIONAL PARKINSON AND MOVEMENT DISORDER SOCIETY INC INTE 4142762145 555 E WELLS STREET 1100 MILWAUKEE WI 53202 IRENE LITVAN MD TREASURER 4142766445 2023-10-24 1 IRENE LITVAN MD 999009999 1 KATY L SOMMER P00273273 4142711451 2023-11-15 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z VICTOR FUNG MBBS PHD F 555 E WELLS STREET 1100 MILWAUKEE WI 53202 19357903 0 X WWW.MOVEMENTDISORDERS.ORG X 1989 NY TO ADVANCE THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES PERTAINING TO MOVEMENT DISORDERS; TO IMPROVE THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF PATIENTS; TO OPERATE EXCLUSIVELY FOR SCIENTIFIC, SCHOLARLY AND EDUCATIONAL PURPORSES; TO ENCOURAGE RESEARCH; TO PROVIDE FORUMS FOR SHARING IDEAS AND FOR ADVANCING THE RELATED CLINICAL AND SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES; AND TO ENCOURAGE INTEREST AND PARTICIPATION IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE SOCIETY AMOUNG HEALTHCARE AND ALLIED PROFESSIONALS AND SCIENTISTS. 17 15 0 1000 50000 41324 168419 530136 8748568 9752120 1047197 1570396 2353301 933234 12317485 12785886 52567 494577 0 0 66350 122225 0 0 0 7160704 11560618 7279621 12177420 5037864 608466 48331901 43874360 997591 1130891 47334310 42743469 X TO ADVANCE THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES PERTAINING TO MOVEMENT DISORDERS; TO IMPROVE THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF PATIENTS; TO OPERATE EXCLUSIVELY FOR SCIENTIFIC, SCHOLARLY AND EDUCATIONAL PURPORSES; TO ENCOURAGE RESEARCH; TO PROVIDE FORUMS FOR SHARING IDEAS AND FOR ADVANCING THE RELATED CLINICAL AND SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES; AND TO ENCOURAGE INTEREST AND PARTICIPATION IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE SOCIETY AMOUNG HEALTHCARE AND ALLIED PROFESSIONALS AND SCIENTISTS. 0 0 3903613 196000 3594929 INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS - THE LEARNING OBJECTIVES FOR THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND MOVEMENT DISORDERS ARE: THROUGH STATE-OF-THE-ART LECTURES, HOT TOPIC REVIEWS, CONTROVERSY DEBATES, TEACHING COURSES, SKILLS WORKSHOPS AND VIDEO SESSIONS, PARTICIPANTS WILL BE BETTER ABLE TO 1. DESCRIBUTE THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND NEUROBIOLOGY OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND OTHER MOVEMENT DISORDERS; 2. DISCUSS THE DIAGNOSTIC APPROACHES AND TOOLS AVAILABLE FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND OTHER MOVEMENT DISORDERS; 3. DISCUSS THE PHARMACOLOGICAL AND NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENT OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND OTHER MOVEMENT DISORDERS. 966595 0 3882978 MDS OFFERS VARIOUS CLINICAL OUTCOME ASSESSMENTS TO PHYSICIANS, RESEARCHERS AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS INTERESTED IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND OTHER MOVEMENT DISORDERS. THESE SCALES WORK TO IMPORVE THE DIAGNOSIS OF MOVEMENT DISORDERS AND PATIENT CARE, AS WELL AS INCREASE THE VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF RESEARCH STUDIES. 2885891 219667 1015813 THE ROLE OF THE REGIONAL SECTIONS ARE TO FURTHER THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF MDS INTERNATIONAL. THE SECTIONS STRIVE TO INCREASE THE INTEREST, EDUCATION AND PARTICIPATION OF NEUROLOGISTS, MOVEMENT DISORDER SPECIALISTS, NON-MOVEMENT DISORDER SPECIALISTS, TRAINEES, HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND SCIENTISTS IN THE ASIAN AND OCEANIAN, EUROPEAN, PAN AMERICAN, AND AFRICA. 1723769 78910 1258400 MOVEMENT DISORDERS, THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE MOVEMENT DISORDER SOCIETY, IS A HIGHLY READ AND REFERENCE JOURNAL COVERING ALL TOPICS OF THE FIELD - BOTH CLINICAL AND BASIC SCIENCE. THE MOVEMENT DISORDERS - CLINICAL PRACTICE, ONLINE JOURNAL, THAT FOCUSES ON PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES THAT FOCUS ON CLINICAL PRACTICE AND EDUCATIONAL ISSUES RELEVANT TO MOVEMENT DISORDERS NEUROLOGY.MDS PROVIDES VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL COURSES, WEB OFFERINGS AND ENDURING MATERIALS ON MOVEMENT DISORDERS TO PHYSICIANS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AROUND THE WORLD. 1723769 78910 1258400 9479868 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 15 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 NY X EXECUTIVE DIRECTORINC 4142766445 555 EAST WELLS STREET SUITE 1100 MILWAUKEE WI 53202 CLAUDIA M TRENKWALDER MD PAST PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 500 0 0 CHARLES ADLER MD PHD SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 WASSILIOS MEISSNER MD PHD TREASURER-ELECT 5.00 X X 1000 0 0 VICTOR SC FUNG MBBS PHD FRACP PRESIDENT-ELECT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 FRANCISCO CARDOSO MD PHD FAAN PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 54700 0 0 IRENE LITVAN MD TREASURER 5.00 X X 500 0 0 MARINA AJ DE KONING-TIJSSEN MD PHD SECRETARY-ELECT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ALICE M NIEUWBOER PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 2000 0 0 CRISTIAN FALUP-PECURARIU MD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 500 0 0 MARK J EDWARDS MBBS BSC FRCP PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 1500 0 0 ENG-KING TAN MD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NOBUTAKA HATTORI MD PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 40000 0 0 ROONGROJ BHIDAYASIRI MD FRCP FRCPI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 500 0 0 REGINA KATZENSCHLAGER MD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 1500 0 0 HYDER A JINNAH MD PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 2650 0 0 TATYANA SIMUNI MD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RUEY-MEEI WU MD PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 105350 0 0 0 0 0 0 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR INC 555 EAST WELLS ST STE 1100 MIILWAUKEE WI 53202 MANAGEMENT 4713909 FREEMAN 3801 ADLER DRIVE SUITE 150 DALLAS TX 75211 VIRTUAL MEETING PLATFORM 893730 SHENG LUO 236 ABBOT PL CHAPEL HILL NC 27516 TRANSLATION 120000 SHOWCARE EVENT SOLUTIONS INC 228 PARK AVE S PBM 66961 NEW YORK NY 10003 ANNUAL MEETING REGISTRATION 106366 4 530136 530136 CLINICAL OUTCOME ASSESSMENTS 900099 3882978 3882978 CONGRESS 900099 3594929 3544929 50000 REGIONAL SECTIONS 900099 1015813 1015813 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 914200 914200 JOURNAL 900099 315000 315000 29200 29200 9752120 900889 900889 923529 923529 400 0 400 400 400 7241177 6571670 669507 669507 669507 2240 347 1893 1893 SUBSCRIPTIONS 900099 6075 6075 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 1262 1262 POSTAGE 900099 75 75 7412 12785886 11304861 50000 900889 10000 10000 28000 28000 456577 456577 122225 122225 4713909 2993645 1720264 26198 18386 7812 13989 13989 6174 6174 407737 404691 3046 71889 35943 35946 224033 84707 139326 475060 408395 66665 1180873 887140 293733 2857595 2758393 99202 147652 147652 44842 30035 14807 STIPENDS 475554 365555 109999 JOURNAL EDITORIAL EXPEN 408000 408000 AWARDS 394889 233389 161500 MISCELLANEOUS 51296 44753 6543 60928 42382 18546 12177420 9479868 2697552 0 11220683 9189969 3061642 682493 1374314 2793813 792763 802804 31538427 30164650 335334 240631 8738 0 48331901 43874360 308467 452166 689124 678725 997591 1130891 X 46993166 42302800 341144 440669 47334310 42743469 48331901 43874360 X 608466 -5174862 -24445 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4494688 4889640 2991721 168419 530136 13074604 7540754 9367484 5621410 8773968 9754013 41057629 12035442 14257124 8613131 8942387 10284149 54132233 1087750 644562 52500 76500 214000 2075312 0 1087750 644562 52500 76500 214000 2075312 52056921 1376621 1475609 1538726 1899418 2494325 8784699 87975 73883 66226 33485 41324 302893 1464596 1549492 1604952 1932903 2535649 9087592 5800 6600 4947 1475680 7412 1500439 13505838 15813216 10223030 12350970 12827210 64720264 0.80430 0.79620 0.14040 0.12280 X SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 5,800. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 6,600. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 4,947. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 30,980. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 1,337. 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