2018-10-08T15:46:01-05:00 2017-12-31 272001590 J MILLER & ASSOCIATES 1617 John F Kennedy Blvd Philadelphia PA 19103 990 2017-01-01 205263777 Medical Students for Choice MEDI 2156250800 PO Box 40935 Philadelphia PA 19107 Lois Backus Executive Director 2156250800 2018-10-08 1 Joyce Miller P00047160 2156001701 73.233.95.8 2018-10-08 15:45:59 ED P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 014232A76232C4E3CC3ED1A975E2DA34DCEE65AA 2017 2018-06-14 16:35:46Z Lois Backus PO Box 40935 Philadelphia PA 19107 1383150 0 X www.msfc.org X 2007 PA Creating tomorrow's abortion providers and pro-choice physicians. 21 21 13 10000 0 0 1534570 1260732 47950 71600 46911 49445 475 1373 1629906 1383150 14658 15284 0 0 794033 733648 0 0 99877 523065 574598 1331756 1323530 298150 59620 3628944 3990663 41858 182994 3587086 3807669 X MSFC recognizes that one of the greatest obstacles to safe and legal abortion is the absence of trained providers. As medical students and residents, we are working to make reproductive health care, including abortion, a standard part of medical education and residency training. 0 0 396219 The Student Organizing program supported approximately 1,600 educational events on 218 medical school campuses. The events included lectures, panel discussions, and film screenings on the topics of abortion and contraception. Additionally, 44% of our chapters are engaged in or are planning to engage in projects to reform their schools' official curriculum to include more information about reproductive health and abortion. 203612 15284 The Reproductive Health Externship Program (RHE) provided $15,284 of grants and $83,217 of travel reimbursements as financial support to 172 medical students and residents who sought opportunities not available in the medical schools and residency programs for first-hand abortion training. Continuing analysis of the program shows a statistically significant increase in the participants' knowledge of family planning and intention to provide abortion as a result of their externship experience. 336232 71600 426 medical students and residents attended our 2017 Conference on Family Planning, the premier conference for medical students and residents interested in family planning. 99% of conference attendees rated the conference as either "useful or "very useful" on conference post-surveys. In addition, MSFC hosted 3 Abortion Training Institutes. Due to the highly selective nature of the program, MSFC only selected 26% of the overall applicants for full funding. 110 attendees were exposed to a day and a half of education on abortion provision including clinical presentations on all surgical and medical abortion techniques and other skills related to providing abortion. 86132 1373 Outreach and Communication 86132 1373 1022195 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 PA NY CA MD X X The Organization 2156250800 PO Box 40935 Philadelphia PA 19107 Caroline Vu President 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Kristin C Prewitt Past-President 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Abigail C Davies President-Elect 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Aaron D Campbell MD Treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Ebony Barley Board member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Lee JD Board member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Leah Torres MD MS Board member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Julia Dexter Board member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Katie Hansen Board member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Sabrina Holmquist MD MPH Board member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mikaela A Kelly Secretary 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Kira Neel Board member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Paul Oliveira Silva Board member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mia Henderson Board member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Quinn Jackson Board member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Libby Benedict Board member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Rebecca Commito Board member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Kyle Headen Board member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Laura Kirkpatrick Board member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Gopika Krishna Board member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Audrey Ross Board member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Lois Backus Executive Director 40.00 X 148580 0 27612 Tiffany Stout Finance Manager 40.00 X 53482 0 11261 202062 0 38873 1 0 1 0 0 1260732 604053 1260732 Meeting Registrations 611710 71600 71600 71600 49445 49445 Miscellaneous Revenue 900099 1373 1373 1373 1383150 72973 0 49445 12528 12528 2756 2756 243584 120776 106823 15985 361178 297634 24611 38933 18381 14114 2032 2235 59330 42859 9857 6614 51175 39071 7809 4295 10800 7776 1836 1188 6946 5798 731 417 40882 25535 4955 10392 78325 59757 11970 6598 166790 156289 9514 987 171800 163298 8502 3337 2514 523 300 8673 4727 3423 523 Student Group Trust Exp 34461 33661 800 Student Activism 15367 15367 Postage and delivery 13398 7492 419 5487 Printing and duplicatio 11418 5908 137 5373 12401 4335 7516 550 1323530 1022195 201458 99877 177876 162568 1386878 1734700 150000 61020 53415 42946 29942 37651 16711 19479 20940 1785045 1983398 5700 5700 3628944 3990663 40714 166168 1144 16826 41858 182994 X 3394837 3783476 192249 24193 3587086 3807669 3628944 3990663 59620 160963 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1699984 822994 1240650 1534570 1261260 6559458 1699984 822994 1240650 1534570 1261260 6559458 2665509 3893949 26124 40705 39934 46911 49445 203119 1931 475 1373 3779 6766356 230255 0.57550 0.50700 X 611 62 673 1022723 1023396 177340 44335 0 0 177185 177340 354525 531788 486 673 1159 44296 44335 88631 132947 458 611 1069 32751 11811 20940 4900 4900 0 20940 Deferred rent 16826 16826 X 1544641 160963 528 161491 1383150 0 1383150 1324058 528 528 1323530 0 1323530 Part X, Line 2: MSFC regularly reviews and evaluates its tax positions taken in previously filed information returns and as reflected in its financial statements, with regard to issues affecting its tax status, unrelated business income and related matters. Management believes that in the event of an examination by taxing authorities, its positions would prevail based on the technical merits of such positions. Therefore, MSFC has concluded that no tax benefits or liabilities are required to be recognized. Should the tax exempt status be challenged in the future, MSFC's three most recent tax years are open for examination by the IRS, generally for three years after they have been filed. 1 Externship Grants 115 12528 Part I, Line 2: Externship Grants require an application to be completed and approved. Applicant receives full stipend fund, receipts are then submitted against stipend paid. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lois Backus Executive Director 148580 0 0 0 0 0 10500 0 17112 0 176192 0 0 0 X 4 604053 Fair market value 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The 990 draft is sent via email to the President and Treasurer for review and comment. The President and Treasurer approve the 990 draft. The Executive Director and Director of Finance review and ask accountants to go to final. Upon completion, the 990 is emailed to all members of the Board of Directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c At the new Board member orientation, members sign a statement of their commitment to their responsibilities. The disclosure wording follows. Members must safeguard the credibility and integrity of the organization by making a good faith effort to place the welfare of the organization before personal benefit. Board members who suspect they may have a potential conflict of interest between Board responsibilities and an individual obligation must disclose this to the Board and abstain from discussion and voting regarding that issue. Open, honest and professional discussion of potential conflicts of interest is expected of all board members. The board values the range of perspectives brought to Board discussions by individuals with diverse organizational experience and professional relationships; potential conflicts may be expected. These guidelines will ensure that the interests of MSFC will be paramount in the decision-making role of the Board. Potential conflicts of interest include, but are not limited to: A) An organization with which the Board member has a relationship is being considered for a contractual relationship with MSFC. B) The Board member, or an organization with which the Board member has a relationship, may benefit from research utilizing MSFCs evaluation data. C) The Board member's knowledge of MSFC's donors may assist another organization. D) The Board member's personal relationship with a school coordinator may influence the decision-making process of assigning organizing funds, scholarships, externship or awards. NOTE: ALL BOARD MEMBERS MUST SIGN AND COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING INDEPENDENT VOTING BOARD MEMBER STATEMENT. Independent Voting Board Member Statement A member of the governing body of Medical Students for Choice is considered 'independent' only if all three of the following circumstances applied at all times during the organization's tax year: 1. The member was not compensated as an officer or employee of Medical Students for Choice. 2. The member did not receive payments exceeding $10,000 from Medical Students for Choice as an independent contractor, other than reimbursement of expenses or reasonable compensation for services provided in the capacity as a member of the governing body. 3. Neither the member, nor any family member of the member, was involved in a transaction with Medical Students for Choice that included, but was not limited to, a loan or grant. The family of an individual includes only his or her spouse, ancestors, brothers and sisters (whether whole or half blood), children (whether natural or adopted), grandchildren, and spouses of brothers, sisters, children, and grandchildren. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 In developing the model, the Executive Committee considered factors including fairness of compensation without excessive salary growth while rewarding excellent performance, justifiability of the expense as a proportion of the organization's resources, as well as input from consultants and Executive Directors of similar sized organizations. The current process is intended to provide a steady model for salary growth, requiring appropriate but not excessive annual time investment of the Executive Committee and Board. When determining a raise, the Executive Committee and Board must find a number that is not only appropriate for the caliber of work, but one that is responsible to external stakeholders. The specific raise can include COLA plus a merit-based percentage. An overall score is used to determine the appropriate range for a merit-based salary increase. The overall score is determined by finding the mean of all scores given on the Executive Director Annual Evaluation by the Board of Directors (both Directors and Staff complete evaluations of the Executive Director and the Executive Director completes a self-evaluation). The total raise (including both COLA and merit adjustment) generally should not exceed 7% in any given year and should not cause the Executive Directors salary to exceed 12% of the organizations operating budget. The process was last undertaken in March 2014. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The organization makes its governing documents and financial statements available for public inspection upon request.