2021-02-02T10:27:54-06:00 2020-06-30 860683059 BEACHFLEISCHMAN PC 1985 E RIVER ROAD SUITE 201 TUCSON AZ 85718 990 2019-07-01 770355224 AMERICAN FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROME ASSOCIATION INC AMER 5207331570 PO BOX 32698 TUCSON AZ 857512698 KRISTIN THORSON PRESIDENT 5207331570 2021-01-15 1 MONICA A VERA CPA P01456278 5203214600 2021-01-15 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z KRISTIN THORSON PO BOX 32698 TUCSON AZ 857512698 73242 0 X WWW.AFSAFUND.ORG X 1993 CA FUND SUPERIOR QUALITY SCIENTIFIC STUDIES ON FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROME. 3 3 0 3 0 0 18804 72526 0 0 5201 716 0 0 24005 73242 296408 264459 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7848 6816 304256 271275 -280251 -198033 1077792 879759 0 0 1077792 879759 THE AMERICAN FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROME ASSOCIATION'S (AFSA) PRIMARY MISSION IS TO FUND SUPERIOR QUALITY, SCIENTIFIC STUDIES ON FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROME (FMS), WHICH IS AN EXTREMELY PAINFUL, FATIGUING, AND OFTEN DEBILITATING MEDICAL CONDITION. 0 0 265199 264459 WITH RESEARCH GRANTS FROM AFSA, TALENTED SCIENTISTS ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF FIBROMYALGIA. AFSA'S PRIMARY RESEARCH GOAL IS TO FUND PROJECTS DESIGNED TO EXPLAIN THE PHYSIOLOGY OF FIBRO SO BETTER TREATMENTS CAN BE TESTED. AFSA REMAINS ONE OF THE ONLY NONPROFITS FUNDING BIOMEDICAL STUDIES ON FIBRO AND IS ESSENTIAL FOR PROGRESS IN THE FIELD. IN THE CURRENT YEAR, AFSA FUNDED JARRED YOUNGER, PH.D., AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM, TO SHOW THAT THE IMMUNE CELLS WITHIN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM OF FIBRO PATIENTS PRODUCE AN ABNORMAL RESPONSE WHEN STIMULATED. ELABORATE BRAIN AND WHOLE BODY IMAGING TECHNIQUES, AS WELL AS MANY BLOOD TESTS, WILL BE USED TO DEMONSTRATE THIS ABNORMAL RESPONSE AND SHOW HOW IT RELATES TO SYMPTOMS. 265199 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA X STEVE THORSON 5207495204 3519 N SIERRA MADRE DR TUCSON AZ 85749 X KRISTIN THORSON PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVE THORSON VICE-PRESIDENT/SECRETARY 0.20 X X 0 0 0 ARNE OFTEDAL CPA CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 0.10 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72526 72526 716 716 73242 0 0 716 264459 264459 2434 136 2298 3644 3644 WEBSITE 604 604 LICENSES AND PERMITS 134 134 271275 265199 6076 0 252688 563397 825104 316362 1077792 879759 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 1077792 879759 1077792 879759 1077792 879759 -198033 0 X 0 0 0 X 29218 133936 25927 18804 72526 280411 29218 133936 25927 18804 72526 280411 145692 134719 862 683 2336 5201 716 9798 5000 5000 295209 0.45640 0.50650 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 271275 271275 54255 13564 0 0 1524 1964 60851 54255 118594 177891 381 491 15213 13564 29649 44474 1 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM 1300 UNIVERSITY BLVD BIRMINGHAM AL 35233 636005396 STATE OF ALABAMA 264459 FIBROMYALGIA RESEARCH 1 PART I, LINE 2: ALL GRANT RECIPIENTS (BOTH THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR AND THE INSTITUTIONAL GRANTS OFFICER) MUST SIGN A "CONDITIONS OF AWARD" WHICH DESCRIBES MANDATORY QUARTERLY REPORTING OF PROGRESS ON PROJECTS FUNDED. THE PROJECT DURATION MUST BE SPECIFIED AND IF THERE ARE ANY DELAYS OR UNEXPECTED PROBLEMS, AFSA MUST BE NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY. IN ADDITION, THE INVESTIGATOR IS EXPECTED TO SUBMIT THE DATA FROM THE STUDY TO A PEER-REVIEWED MEDICAL JOURNAL FOR PUBLICATION WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF COMPLETING THE STUDY. THE PUBLISHED STUDY MUST INDICATE THAT AFSA WAS THE SOURCE OF THE FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT AND A COPY OF THE ACCEPTED MEDICAL JOURNAL STUDY MUST BE SENT TO AFSA. REGULAR COMMUNICATION VIA EMAIL AND TELEPHONE BETWEEN AFSA AND THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR OCCURS THROUGHOUT THE STUDY AS WARRANTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 STEVE AND KRISTIN THORSON ARE MARRIED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA. A DRAFT RETURN IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT. ONCE THE PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT APPROVE THE DRAFT, A COPY IS EMAILED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 AFSA DOES NOT PAY ANY COMPENSATION, AND THEREFORE DOES NOT HAVE A PROCESS IN PLACE FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST, OR MAY BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG.