2021-02-12T08:22:50-06:00 2020-06-30 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2019-07-01 237373091 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF LIVER DISEASES AMER 7032999766 1001 NORTH FAIRFAX STREET NO 400 ALEXANDRIA VA 223141587 MATTHEW R D'UVA CEO 7032999766 2021-02-12 1 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z MATTHEW D'UVA 1001 NORTH FAIRFAX STREET NO 400 ALEXANDRIA VA 223141587 19481767 0 X WWW.AASLD.ORG X 1950 IL SEE PART III, LINE 1. 11 11 61 295 16874 0 608975 1112400 11946918 10426523 663244 1059679 2007646 2066534 15226783 14665136 1307256 1215000 0 0 5301184 5230825 0 0 146568 10284885 9586940 16893325 16032765 -1666542 -1367629 36780872 35678711 2796799 3037472 33984073 32641239 X TO ADVANCE AND DISSEMINATE THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF HEPATOLOGY, AND TO PROMOTE LIVER HEALTH AND QUALITY PATIENT CARE. 0 0 6986096 19500 7726165 MEETINGS AND EDUCATION, INCLUDING THE ANNUAL MEETING: THE ASSOCIATION'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ENABLES THE DISSEMINATION OF NEW TECHNIQUES AND ADVANCES IN EXISTING KNOWLEDGE AND PROCEDURES TO PHYSICIANS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS VIA FACE-TO-FACE MEETINGS AND ONLINE LEARNING. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES REGULAR OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE PROVIDERS TO REVIEW BASIC, TRANSLATIONAL AND CLINICAL TOPICS IN THEIR SPECIALTY TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF PATIENT CARE AND FOSTER NEW RESEARCH. THE LIVER MEETING, THE ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL MEETING OFFERS THE LATEST IN LIVER DISEASE TREATMENT OUTCOMES. ATTENDEES PARTICIPATE IN PLENARY, PARALLEL AND POSTER SESSIONS, STATE-OF-THE-ART LECTURES, EARLY MORNING WORKSHOPS, MEET-THE-PROFESSOR SESSIONS, SPECIALTY COURSES, SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP PROGRAMMING AND SCIENTIFIC EXHIBITS TO EXCHANGE THE LATEST LIVER DISEASE RESEARCH, DISCUSS TREATMENT OUTCOMES, AND INTERACT WITH COLLEAGUES. THE ASSOCIATION HOLDS SMALL STAND-ALONE MEETINGS SUCH AS THE EMERGING TOPIC AND ENDPOINT CONFERENCES, CO-SPONSORS DIGESTIVE DISEASE WEEK, AND COLLABORATES WITH DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL SOCIETIES, GOVERNMENT ENTITIES AND/OR OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ON MUTUAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING IN HEPATOLOGY.AASLD'S ONLINE LEARNING OFFERINGS INCLUDE REGULAR WEBINARS ORGANIZED PRIMARILY BY THE ASSOCIATION'S SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS ON VERY FOCUSED TOPICS THAT ARE RECORDED AND OFFERED ON-DEMAND THROUGH LIVERLEARNING, AASLD'S OFFICIAL E-LEARNING PORTAL. LIVERLEARNING IS AN ONLINE EDUCATIONAL REPOSITORY THAT ORGANIZES DIGITAL CONTENT FROM AASLD MEETINGS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS SUCH AS PRACTICE GUIDELINES, SLIDE SET COMPILATIONS AND COURSE HANDOUTS.AASLD IS ACCREDITED BY THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (ACCME) TO OFFER AMA PRA CATEGORY 1 CREDIT. IN ADDITION, AASLD OFFERS MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION (MOC) POINTS WHICH ARE AWARDED BASED ON THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A CME PROGRAM FOR WHICH MOC IS ALSO OFFERED. MOC IS ULTIMATELY GRANTED BY THE AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE OR AMERICAN BOARD OF PEDIATRICS. 2475077 921390 PUBLICATIONS: "HEPATOLOGY", THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION, AND "LIVER TRANSPLANTATION" PROVIDE PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH ON THE LIVER AND BILIARY TRACT AND THEIR DISEASES. "LIVER TRANSPLANTATION", A SPECIALTY JOURNAL, PUBLISHES STATE-OF-THE-ART INFORMATION ON LIVER TRANSPLANTATION. CLINICAL LIVER DISEASE (CLD) IS AN ONLINE LEARNING RESOURCE/JOURNAL THAT ADDRESSES TREATMENT ISSUES FACED BY HEPATOLOGISTS AND NONHEPATOLOGISTS WHEN SEEING PATIENTS WITH LIVER DISEASE. HEPATOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS IS A PEER-REVIEWED, ONLINE-ONLY OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL FOR FAST DISSEMINATION OF HIGH QUALITY BASIC, TRANSLATIONAL, AND CLINICAL RESEARCH IN HEPATOLOGY. 2359240 1190500 55901 PROFESSIONAL RELATIONS: INCLUDES (1) AASLD PRACTICE GUIDELINES (2) PRACTICE METRICS COMMITTEE AND (3) RELATED SOCIETY COLLABORATIONS. (1) AASLD PRACTICE GUIDELINES: AASLD DEVELOPS CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES WHICH INCLUDE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE SUPPORTED BY A HIGH LEVEL OF SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE TO ASSIST PRACTITIONER AND PATIENT DECISIONS FOR APPROPRIATE HEALTH CARE RELATED TO SPECIFIC CLINICALCIRCUMSTANCES. (2) PRACTICE METRICS COMMITTEE: THE PURPOSE OF THE COMMITTEE IS TO DEVELOP AND REVISE PERFORMANCE MEASURES THAT SERVE AS:- A MECHANISM TO EVALUATE QUALITY OF CARE PROVIDED TO PATIENTS WITH LIVER DISEASES, FROM BOTH THE PROVIDER AND PATIENT PERSPECTIVE - A STIMULUS FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENTPROGRAMS WITHIN THE AASLD- SUCH AS THE CIRRHOSIS QUALITY COLLABORATIVE (CQC). ACTIVELY COORDINATE WITH OTHER COMMITTEES OF AASLD, AND WITH MEMBERS OF OTHER RELEVANT SPECIALTY SOCIETIES, ON ISSUES PERTAINING TO PATIENTSAFETY AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT.(3) RELATED SOCIETY COLLABORATIONS: AASLD COLLABORATES WITH OTHER MEDICAL SOCIETIES BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY ON PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT FURTHER THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF HEPATOLOGY. MEMBER REPRESENTATIVES ARE SENT TO MEETINGS TO REPRESENT THE AASLD AND PROGRAMS ARE CREATED THAT BENEFIT AUDIENCES INTERESTED IN MUTUAL TOPICS OF INTEREST. 1031345 5000 1723067 MEMBERSHIP & MENTORSHIP: AASLD'S MEMBERSHIP ENCOMPASSES ALL PROFESSIONALS DEDICATED TO HEPATOBILIARY DISCOVERIES AND PATIENT CARE. AASLD'S MEMBERS INCLUDE MORE THAN 5,500 DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL PHYSICIANS, SCIENTISTS, HEPATOLOGISTS, SURGEONS, PATHOLOGISTS, AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WHOSE PRACTICE OR RESEARCH INVOLVES THE FUNCTIONING AND DISORDERS OF THE LIVER AND BILIARY TRACT. THE AASLD MENTORSHIP PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF HEPATOLOGY AMONG MEDICAL, SURGICAL, AND PEDIATRIC RESIDENTS, FELLOWS AND EARLY CAREER PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR OR ARE ALREADY IN A CAREER IN ACADEMIC MEDICINE. MEMBERS SERVE AS MENTORS TO THESE PROFESSIONALS, ENSURING THE CONTINUING AVAILABILITY OF KNOWLEDGEABLE, SKILLED, AND WELL-TRAINED HEPATOLOGISTS.WEBSITE: AASLD MAINTAINS A WEBSITE ALLOWING MEMBERS, SCIENTISTS, PHYSICIANS, ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, AND OTHER VISITORS TO NAVIGATE AND FIND INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR AREAS OF INTEREST. (SITE VISITORS TOTAL GREATER THAN 450,000 ANNUALLY). 797446 COMMUNICATIONS: INCLUDES AASLD E-NEWS, WHICH IS PUBLISHED EVERY OTHER WEEK FOR THE AASLD MEMBERSHIP. ALSO INCLUDES MEDIA RELATIONS SURROUNDING RESEARCH PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, AS WELL AS MAJOR MILESTONES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR RELATED TO THE SOCIETY. AASLD DISSEMINATES INFORMATION ABOUT ADVANCES MADE IN THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH LIVER DISEASE AND POLICY DECISIONS THAT AFFECT CLINICIANS, RESEARCHERS, AND PATIENTS. 337396 CLINICAL AND PUBLIC POLICIES: AASLD CONDUCTS A PUBLIC AND CLINICAL POLICY PROGRAM, WHICH IS SUPERVISED BY THE PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE. IT HOLDS TWO EVENTS EACH YEAR: LIVER CAPITOL HILL DAY AND FEDERAL AGENCY DAY. IN THE FORMER, AASLD PARTNERS WITH PATIENT ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS TO EDUCATE CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATORS AND STAFF ON ISSUES RELATED TO LIVER DISEASE RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. IN THE LATTER, AASLD DISCUSSES WITH KEY FEDERAL AGENCY PARTNERS WAYS IN WHICH AASLD CAN INFORM THESCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY OF FEDERAL RESEARCH PRIORITIES. AASLD KEEPS ITS MEMBERS INFORMED OF LEGISLATIVE AND AGENCY DECISIONS THAT AFFECT HEPATOLOGY, AND ENCOURAGES THEM TO REMAIN INVOLVED IN PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES. 170876 AMS - THE AMS IS THE CENTRAL REPOSITORY FOR ALL CUSTOMER AND MEMBERSHIP DATA AND ACTIVITIES. CUSTOMER ACTIVITY INCLUDES: AWARDS APPLICATIONS AND APPLICATION EVALUATION FOR RESEARCH AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARDS, BRIDGE AWARDS, AND NURSE PRACTITIONER/PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT AWARDS AND INNOVATION FUND; MEMBERSHIP INVOICING AND REPORTING, MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS; EVENT ACTIVITIES SUCH AS EVENT REGISTRATION AND INVOICING, SPEAKER MANAGEMENT, ABSTRACT AND PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS; DONATIONS AND PLEDGE COMMITMENTS; COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION AND PAST APPOINTMENTS; NOMINATIONS FOR COMMITTEES AND SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS; THE AMS PROVIDES AN INTEGRATION PLATFORM FOR AASLD'S LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (LMS), SPEAKER AND ABSTRACT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. 2337063 5000 1723067 14157476 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 122 0 1 61 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AL AR CA GA HI IL KS MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY NC OR PA TN UT VA WI X MATTHEW D'UVA 7032999766 1001 NORTH FAIRFAX STREET NO 400 ALEXANDRIA VA 223141587 JORGE A BEZERRA PRESIDENT 5.00 5.00 X X 25000 0 0 RAYMOND T CHUNG PRESIDENT-ELECT 5.00 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL W FRIED PAST PRESIDENT 5.00 0.00 X X 40000 0 0 VIJAY H SHAH TREASURER 5.00 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MEENA B BANSAL SECRETARY 5.00 0.00 X X 15000 0 0 NORAH TERRAULT COUNCILOR 5.00 5.00 X 0 0 0 W RAY KIM COUNCILOR 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LAURIE D DELEVE COUNCILOR 5.00 5.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID C MULLIGAN COUNCILOR AT LARGE 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARY E RINELLA COUNCILOR AT LARGE 5.00 0.00 X 8000 0 0 JOHN R LAKE COUNCILOR AT LARGE 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW D'UVA CEO (FROM 1/2020) 40.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN ECHARD CEO (UNTIL 5/2019) 39.00 2.00 X 303875 0 35544 NELLIE SARKISSIAN CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER 34.00 3.00 X 268421 0 41141 JULIE DEAL AASLD DEPUTY EXEC. 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TEMPORARY ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE SPENT TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM DESIGNATED BY THE DONOR. PART X, LINE 2: FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020, THE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE DOCUMENTED THEIR CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 1 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF LIVER DISEASES FOUNDATION 1001 NORTH FAIRFAX STREET SUITE 400 400 ALEXANDRIA VA 22314 464495751 501(C)(3) 1178000 TO INVEST IN INNOVATIVE HEPATOLOGY RESEARCH AND IN THE PEOPLE WHO STUDY AND TREAT LIVER DISEASE, PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EMERGING LIVER SCHOLAR TRAVEL STIPENDS AND PROVIDE FUNDING FOR PUBLIC AWARENESS EXPENSES. 1 0 PART I, LINE 2: AASLD PROVIDES GRANTS TO INSTITUTIONS TO SUPPORT THE RESEARCH WORK AND EDUCATION. AASLD RECEIVES INTERIM PROGRESS AND FISCAL REPORTS FROM THE RECIPIENT REGARDING USE OF FUNDS. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 STEVEN ECHARD CEO (UNTIL 5/2019) 259985 0 43890 0 0 0 18288 0 17256 0 339419 0 0 0 NELLIE SARKISSIAN CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER 262100 0 6321 0 0 0 25322 0 15819 0 309562 0 0 0 JULIE DEAL AASLD DEPUTY EXEC. DIR./FDN ED. 275710 0 8663 0 0 0 25765 0 20872 0 331010 0 0 0 GREGORY BOLOGNA V.P., PUBLICATIONS & PUB. POLICY 199623 0 11707 0 0 0 18744 0 28205 0 258279 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER DUGMORE DIRECTOR, DATA INTEGRITY 146604 0 1015 0 0 0 15069 0 10157 0 172845 0 0 0 DENISE SEISE ASSOCIATE VP, MEETINGS & EDUCATION 143490 0 1015 0 0 0 14205 0 10082 0 168792 0 0 0 MELISSA BOAGEY DIRECTOR, MEETINGS & CONFERENCES 129070 0 1841 0 0 0 12698 0 9936 0 153545 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 THE ORGANIZATION PAID BONUS COMPENSATION TO THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES: STEVEN ECHARD $43,890 NELLIE SARKISSIAN $ 6,321 JULIE DEAL $ 8,663 GREGORY BOLOGNA $11,707 CHRISTOPHER DUGMORE $ 1,015 DENISE SEISE $ 1,015 MELLISA BOAGEY $ 1,841 STEPHANIE GRAHAM $ 543 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 AASLD MEMBERSHIP IS COMPRISED OF SCIENTISTS AND PHYSICIANS DEDICATED TO THE FIELD OF HEPATOLOGY AND ARE DIVIDED INTO EIGHT MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES: REGULAR, EMERITUS, INTERNATIONAL, TRAINEE, ASSOCIATE, HONORARY, CORPORATE AFFILIATE AND FELLOW AASLD MEMBER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A AASLD'S REGULAR AND EMERITUS MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO ELECT THREE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B CHANGES TO AASLD'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY ITS MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B AFTER BEING PREPARED BY AASLD'S INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM, THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL. IT IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE GOVERNING BOARD FOR REVIEW BEFORE BEING FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C A CONFILCT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM IS COMPLETED BY ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD, COMMITTEES, AND TASK FORCES OF THE ASSOCIATION UPON NOMINATION AND/OR APPOINTMENT AND THEN ANNUALLY. THIS PROCESS ALSO APPLIES TO THE STAFF OF THE ASSOCIATION. THE FORM IS UPDATED THEREAFTER DURING EACH PERSON'S TENURE OF OFFICE, AS NECESSARY. COMMITTEE CHAIRS MAKE FORMS AVAILABLE AT ALL MEETINGS. IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT A CONFLICT EXISTS, THE ETHICS COMMITTEE ADVISES THE MEMBER TO TAKE ACTIONS INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING POSSIBLE ACTIONS: - DIVEST OR RESIGN FROM THE CONFLICT IN QUESTION. - ABSTAIN FROM DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON MATTERS INVOLVING THE CONFLICT. - EXCUSE HIM/HERSELF FROM PARTICIPATING IN SUCH MATTERS. - RESIGN FROM THE AASLD COMMITTEE OR OFFICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A AASLD PERFORMS ANNUAL SALARY REVIEWS FOR EACH STAFF POSITION AND ADJUSTS COMPENSATION LEVELS AS NECESSARY. ANNUAL COMPENSATION SURVEYS ARE PERFORMED BY OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS EVERY TWO TO THREE YEARS. THE GOVERNING BOARD APPROVES/ADJUSTS THE CEO'S SALARY. THE CEO'S PERFORMANCE AND SALARY REVIEW ARE NOTED IN A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT OF AASLD TO THE CEO WITH A COPY TO THE ENTIRE GOVERNING BOARD. A COPY OF THE LETTER, ALONG WITH THE RELATED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS, ARE IN THE CEO'S PERSONNEL FILE. THE CEO'S COMPENSATION WAS LAST REVIEWED IN DECEMBER 2019. THE CEO APPROVES STAFF SALARY. STAFF SALARY DETERMINATION IS COMMUNICATED TO STAFF ALONG WITH WRITTEN PERFORMANCE EVALUATION, WHICH IS CONDUCTED AT YEAR-END. INDIVIDUAL MEMORANDUMS FROM THE CEO TO INDIVIDUAL STAFF, COMMUNICATING THE SALARY CHANGE AND THE POSITION GRADE, ARE GIVEN TO INDIVIDUAL STAFF MEMBERS. COPIES OF THESE MEMORANDUMS ARE IN INDIVIDUALS' PERSONNEL FILES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON RECEIPT OF A BONAFIDE REQUEST. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. AASLD FOUNDATION 1001 NORTH FAIRFAX STREET ALEXANDRIA VA 22314 464495751 INVEST IN INNOVATIVE HEPATOLOGY RESEARCH AND PEOPLE WHO STUDY LIVER DISEASE VA 501(C)(3) LINE 7 AASLD 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 AASLD FOUNDATION B 1178000 ACTUAL AMOUNT AASLD FOUNDATION N 238124 ACTUAL AMOUNT AASLD FOUNDATION O 99776 ACTUAL AMOUNT