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CTSNET INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
CTSNET INC (EIN 36-4290294)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-11-07
IRS object ID
201703119349302990
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2017-11-07T16:25:36-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521365413PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KAHN BERMAN SOLOMON TAIBEL & MOGOL PABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19515 DEERECO ROAD SUITE 801AddressLine1Txt
CityTIMONIUMCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP210932108ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN364290294EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CTSNET INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCTSNBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3122025848PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1633 N SAINT CLAIR STREET FL 23AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60611ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDOUGLAS E WOOD MDPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone3122025848PhoneNum
Signature2017-11-07SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDeanna AmosPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00028766PTIN
Phone4103080300PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address71.179.185.93IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2017-11-07IPDt
IP Tm07:59:22IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2018-03-14 21:41:22ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerGRAHAME RUSHPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1633 N SAINT CLAIR STREET FL 23AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60611ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$957,594GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.CTSNET.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1999FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO CONNECT THE GLOBAL CARDIOTHORACIC COMMUNITY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent10VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$140,713TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$77,634NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$207,917PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$724,613PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
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PY Investment Income$5,694PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$9,511CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$400PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$600CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$938,624PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$902,816CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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PY Other Expenses$439,177PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$399,841CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$439,177PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$399,841CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$499,447PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$502,975CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,299,280TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,845,821TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$92,873TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$114,049TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,206,407NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,731,772NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO CONNECT THE GLOBAL CARDIOTHORACIC COMMUNITY.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescPROVIDES VALUABLE EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL WEB-BASED RESOURCES FOR A COMMUNITY OF OVER 45,000 CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEONS AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS INVOLVED IN THE CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY SPECIALTY.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPROVIDES MEETING PRESENTATION AND EVENT-POSTING SERVICES FOR OVER 20 CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. WEBSITE INCLUDES SECTIONS ON EXPERT TECHNIQUES, SURGICAL VIDEOS, SURGEON PROFILES, MEDICAL JOURNALS, RESIDENT-FOCUSED CONTENT, AND SPECIALTY-RELATED EVENTS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
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Employee0EmployeeCnt
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

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A PIETER KAPPETEIN MD
PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
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DUKE E CAMERON MD
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PAVIN ATLURI MD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID T COOKE MD
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GREGOR J KOCHER MD
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BRYAN F MEYERS MD
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ZIP60611ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesMANAGEMENTServicesDesc
Compensation$270,000CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
CTSNET WEBSITE900099$442,276$442,276
INDUSTRY SUPPORT900099$175,771$175,771
ADVERTISING900099$148,813$8,100$140,713
ORGANIZATION SUPPORT900099$112,857$112,857
CAREER FAIR900099$12,988$12,988
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$892,705TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$13,652TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$13,652ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$50,637SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$54,778SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities-$4,141SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Total Revenue Column-$4,141TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$600TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$600ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$600OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$902,816TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$751,992RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$140,713UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$10,111ExclusionAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$270,000TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,000TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,241TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,101TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,135TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,534TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,336TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,427TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,160TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,099TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,322TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
UNRELATED BUSINESS INCO$20,830
CAREER FAIR EXPENSES$5,631
LICENSES & REGISTRATION$15
MISCELLANEOUS$10

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$399,841TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$858,862BOYAmt
EOY$1,116,185EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$74,207BOYAmt
EOY$129,530EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,166BOYAmt
EOY$25,162EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$189,465LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$87,173LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$118,053BOYAmt
EOY$102,292EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$243,992BOYAmt
EOY$472,652EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,299,280BOYAmt
EOY$1,845,821EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,763BOYAmt
EOY$198EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$75,110BOYAmt
EOY$113,851EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$92,873BOYAmt
EOY$114,049EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,206,407BOYAmt
EOY$1,731,772EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,206,407BOYAmt
EOY$1,731,772EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,299,280BOYAmt
EOY$1,845,821EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$502,975ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$22,390NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$189,465OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$87,173DepreciationAmt
Book Value$102,292BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$102,292TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 3CTSNET IS MANAGED BY THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS (STS). CTSNET MAINTAINS ITS OFFICES AT STS'S HEADQUARTERS AT 633 N. SAINT CLAIR STREET, FLOOR 23, CHICAGO, IL 60611. CTSNET AND STS HAVE A CONTRACT THAT DEFINES THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MANAGEMENT FIRM. A MANAGEMENT FEE IS NEGOTIATED THAT COVERS THE COST OF THE CTSNET EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SUPPORT STAFF, OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND OFFICE SPACE.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6CTSNET IS COMPRISED OF IT'S THREE FOUNDING MEMBERS: SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS (STS), AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THORACIC SURGERY (AATS), AND EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY (EACTS). IN ADDITION, CTSNET HAS PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS IN PLACE WITH OVER 20 CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS COMPRISED OF TEN DIRECTORS WHICH ARE APPOINTED BY THE MEMBERS, FOUR BY STS AND THREE EACH BY AATS AND EACTS. EACH DIRECTOR SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR A TWO YEAR TERM AND UNTIL HIS OR HER SUCCESSOR HAS BEEN APPOINTED AND QUALIFIED. THE OFFICERS (PRESIDENT, SECRETARY AND TREASURER) ARE ELECTED BY AND FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM EACH MEMBER WILL SERVE THE OFFICES OF PRESIDENT, SECRETARY AND TREASURER AT ALL TIMES, EXCEPT DURING PERIODS OF ANY UNFILLED VACANCIES.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bTHE GOVERNING BODY IS ENTIRELY MADE UP OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH OF THE THREE MEMBERS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bAN ELECTRONIC COPY OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS VIA EMAIL.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PUT ON ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.