2019-09-24T12:59:16-05:00 2018-12-31 521446779 JOHNSON LAMBERT LLP 4242 SIX FORKS ROAD SUITE 1500 RALEIGH NC 27609 990 2018-01-01 526050165 AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC AMER 2402836600 11200 ROCKVILLE PIKE NO 302 ROCKVILLE MD 20852 BARBARA GORDON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2402836600 2019-09-24 1 J CALVIN MARKS P01226973 9197196400 2019-09-24 34.206.232.202 2019-09-24 12:59:13 ED P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 6C9B1A35775087DBDB8A6D25ECA509C7F6C27838 2018 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z BARBARA GORDON 11200 ROCKVILLE PIKE NO 302 ROCKVILLE MD 20852 40628811 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. 14 14 53 20 79631 0 65000 53650 12822804 13409965 4442933 5886466 100882 250002 17431619 19600083 401914 238255 0 0 5336172 5542079 0 0 0 8735341 9161659 14473427 14941993 2958192 4658090 95878107 90371869 7506204 7717595 88371903 82654274 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 12640603 238255 12875435 ASBMB PUBLISHES SEVERAL SCHOLARLY JOURNALS, THE JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, WHICH HAS A CIRCULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 2,200 INCLUDING SCIENTISTS, STUDENTS, AND SCHOLARLY INSTITUTIONS. THE JOURNAL IS PUBLISHED WEEKLY, AND IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE WORLDWIDE WEB. THIS JOURNAL TOTALS OVER 30,000 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 2016 MEETING HAD AN ATTENDANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 3,500. APPROXIMATELY 1,200 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. 12640603 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 117 0 1 53 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 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 GERALD HART PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 NATALIE AHN PAST PRESIDENT (FROM JUL '18) 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JENNIFER DUBOIS SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 TONI M ANTALIS TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JOAN CONAWAY TREASURER-ELECT (FROM JUL '18) 5.00 X X 0 0 0 SQUIRE J BOOKER COUNCILOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 VICTORIA DEROSE COUNCILOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WAYNE FAIRBROTHER COUNCILOR (TO JUL '18) 1.00 X 0 0 0 RACHEL GREEN COUNCILOR (TO JUL '18) 1.00 X 0 0 0 BLAKE HILL COUNCILOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AUDREY LAMB COUNCILOR (FROM JUL '18) 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN MARQUSEE COUNCILOR (TO JUL '18) 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES M NTAMBI COUNCILOR (FROM JUL '18) 1.00 X 0 0 0 CELIA A SCHIFFER COUNCILOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TAKITA FELDER SUMTER COUNCILOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KELLY TEN-HAGEN COUNCILOR (FROM JUL '18) 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOANN TREJO COUNCILOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA A GORDON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 331271 0 30806 NANCY RODNAN SR. 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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. 2418415 -63175 73725 2281515 2268925 209417 57200 2727 2418415 2208671 124227 61487 2486 2268925 2243732 -11231 22373 1457 2208671 2174477 93040 22174 1611 2243732 1.00000 0 0 574989 437053 137936 1644570 1400384 244186 382122 DEFERRED RENT 309062 DUE TO THE FEDERATION 145868 454930 X 9224364 -10375719 -10375719 19600083 0 19600083 14941993 0 14941993 0 14941993 PART X, LINE 2: IN ACCORDANCE WITH GAAP, THE SOCIETY HAS CONCLUDED THAT THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018. 0 EUROPE 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION 24000 0 0 0 0 0 0 24000 0 24000 EUROPE EDUCATIONAL GRANT 24000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: GRANT RECIPIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT PERIODIC DOCUMENTATION TO SUBSTANTIATE THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS. 1 PROLAB AWARDS 14 70000 WANG AWARD 1 37094 BERT & NATALIE VALIEE AWARD 2 21462 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AWARDS 12 12000 STADTMAN AWARD 1 11976 MAC UNGRAD SCHOLARSHIPS 5 10000 COHN AWARD 1 6672 ROSE AWARD 1 4885 STUDENT CHAPTERS AWARDS 9 4877 OUTREACH COMMITTEE 11 4758 DELANO AWARD 1 3681 AVANTI AWARD 1 3000 EXEMPLARY CONTRIBUTION TO EDUCATION 1 3000 HURRICANE RELIEF GRANTS 2 3000 DIVERSITY IN SCIENCE AWARD 1 2000 SCIENCE FAIRS 5 300 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 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 331271 0 0 0 0 0 27500 0 3306 0 362077 0 0 0 NANCY RODNAN SR. DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIO 266836 0 0 0 0 0 26684 0 15375 0 308895 0 0 0 STEPHEN MILLER DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIR. & CF 264922 0 0 0 0 0 26492 0 14788 0 306202 0 0 0 BENJAMIN CORB PUBLIC AFFAIRS 177673 0 0 0 0 0 17767 0 19886 0 215326 0 0 0 WAYNE IOBST DIRECTOR - IT 152265 0 0 0 0 0 15226 0 8838 0 176329 0 0 0 ANGELA HOPP DIR. COMMUNICATIONS 143438 0 0 0 0 0 14343 0 13626 0 171407 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 11B 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.