2020-07-06T21:21:57-05:00 2019-06-30 860683059 BEACHFLEISCHMAN PC 1985 E RIVER ROAD SUITE 201 TUCSON AZ 85718 990 2018-07-01 770355224 AMERICAN FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROME ASSOCIATION INC AMER 5207331570 PO BOX 32698 TUCSON AZ 857512698 KRISTIN THORSON PRESIDENT 5207331570 2020-06-05 1 KELLY L MELTZER CPA P00633511 5203214600 2020-06-05 64.128.200.66 2020-06-05 15:16:58 US P 100786DC4CA6AC734CEB2D953EA696EF9CD62243 30E46978D2C59AA32200D71C98AB2CF713052E80 2018 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z KRISTIN THORSON PO BOX 32698 TUCSON AZ 857512698 24005 0 X WWW.AFSAFUND.ORG X 1993 CA FUND SUPERIOR QUALITY SCIENTIFIC STUDIES ON FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROME. 3 3 0 3 0 0 25927 18804 0 0 18031 5201 0 0 43958 24005 0 296408 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9818 7848 9818 304256 34140 -280251 1358043 1077792 0 0 1358043 1077792 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 296994 296408 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 DETECT INFLAMMATION IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM OF FIBRO PATIENTS USING NEWLY DEVELOPED BRAIN AND WHOLE BODY IMAGING TECHNIQUES. THIS PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO SHOW THAT CELLS IN THE NERVOUS SYSTEM (MICROGLIA) ARE CHRONICALLY TURNED ON WHEN THEY SHOULDN'T BE AND ARE CAUSING THE SYMPTOMS OF FIBRO. 296994 1 0 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 3.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVE THORSON VICE-PRESIDENT/SECRETARY 0.30 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 18804 18804 5201 5201 24005 0 0 5201 296408 296408 1450 1450 2063 37 2026 3641 3641 WEBSITE 549 549 LICENSES AND PERMITS 145 145 304256 296994 7262 0 241732 252688 1116311 825104 1358043 1077792 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 1358043 1077792 1358043 1077792 1358043 1077792 -280251 0 X 0 0 0 X 58761 29218 133936 25927 18804 266646 58761 29218 133936 25927 18804 266646 124304 142342 315 862 683 2336 5201 9397 5000 5000 281043 0.50650 0.52060 X 304256 304256 60851 15213 0 0 1427 1524 1964 60851 65766 98649 357 381 491 15213 16442 24663 1 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM 1300 UNIVERSITY BLVD BIRMINGHAM AL 35233 636005396 STATE OF ALABAMA 296408 RESEARCH GRANT 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.