2016-09-01T09:13:46-05:00 2015-12-31 521853933 JONES MARESCA & MCQUADE PA 1730 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW SUITE 800 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2015-01-01 381574442 AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE AMER 7038364606 1018 DUKE STREET ALEXANDRIA VA 22314 MICHAEL W NEFF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7038364606 2016-08-31 1 DAVID JONES P01361002 2022963306 2015 2016-12-15 16:53:06Z MICHAEL W NEFF 1018 DUKE STREET ALEXANDRIA VA 22314 1881564 0 X WWW.ASHS.ORG X 1961 DC ASHS WAS FORMED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL INTEREST IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN ALL BRANCHES OF HORTICULTURE. 10 10 10 10 67864 3726 362631 117205 1731734 1715559 92562 31261 12402 16068 2199329 1880093 45094 41500 0 0 763223 783876 0 0 0 1141462 1071586 1949779 1896962 249550 -16869 2532941 2406304 1169596 1119375 1363345 1286929 X THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE WAS ORGANIZED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL INTEREST IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN ALL BRANCHES OF HORTICULTURE. 0 0 641814 939931 PUBLICATIONS - ASHS PUBLISHES THE FOLLOWING: HORTTECHNOLOGY - IS A BIMONTHLY PUBLICATION OF APPLIED HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE FOR THE PROFESSIONAL HORTICULTURIST, EXTENSION WORKER AND PRACTITIONER.HORTSCIENCE - IS A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF HORTICULTURAL INFORMATION OF INTEREST TO A BROAD ARRAY OF HORTICULTURISTS. ITS GOALS ARE TO APPRISE HORTICULTURAL SCIENTISTS AND OTHERS INTERESTED IN HORTICULTURE ABOUT DEVELOPMENTS IN SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH, EDUCATION, INDUSTRY, AND EXTENSION FINDINGS OR METHODS.THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE - IS A BIMONTHLY PUBLICATION OF THE RESULTS OF ORIGINAL RESEARCH ON HORTICULTURAL PLANTS AND THEIR PRODUCTS OR ON DIRECTLY RELATED RESEARCH AREAS. ITS PRIME FUNCTION IS THE COMMUNICATION OF MISSION-ORIENTED, FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH TO OTHER RESEARCHERS. 388747 37500 390919 ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND STUDENT PROGRAMS - ANNUAL CONFERENCE WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER 1,000 TO 1,200 MEMBERS AND SCHOLARS IN THE FIELD OF HORTICULTURE TO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR RESEARCH, REPORTING, LECTURES AND PUBLIC DISCUSSION ON HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH. STUDENT PROGRAMS PROVIDE GRANTS TO STUDENTS TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND PRESENT ABSTRACTS. 276552 2900 223069 MEMBERSHIP - ACTIVITIES PROMOTING MEMBERSHIP AND EDUCATION OF MEMBERS INFORMED ON CURRENT HORTICULTURAL NEWSLETTER TO KEEP OUR MEMBERS INFORMED ON CURRENT HORTICULTURAL NEWS AND NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ISSUES, CAREER SERVICES, AND TEACHING TOOLS. ON-LINE MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY ALLOWS A MEMBER ONLY NETWORKING SYSTEM TO PROMOTE COOPERATION IN RESEARCH AND TEACHING METHODS. 50310 99505 REGIONAL OPERATIONS - THE SOCIETY HAS TWO REGIONS, THE NORTH EAST REGION AND THE SOUTHERN REGION THAT ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE SOCIETY; ALL THE ASSETS OF THE REGIONS, ALTHOUGH EARMARKED FOR THEIR SPECIFIC USE, CONSTITUTE ASSETS OF THE SOCIETY AND THE INCOME AND DISBURSEMENTS OF THE REGIONAL GROUPS CONSTITUTE INCOME AND DISBURSEMENTS OF THE SOCIETY. 122975 1100 PROMOTING HORTICULTURE - ASHS, ALONG WITH OTHER HORTICULTURE RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, HAS STARTED A NATIONAL STUDY TO IMPROVE THE PERCEPTION AND PROMOTION OF HORTICULTURAL CAREERS. THE SECOND PART OF THE INITIATIVE WILL BE TO DEVELOP AN EDUCATIONAL AND MARKETING PROGRAM THAT WILL CHANGE THE LIMITED AND NARROW PERCEPTION OF HORTICULTURE TO THE REALITY OF WHAT IT REALLY ENTAILS. 173285 1100 99505 1480398 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 1 10 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 VA X THE ORGANIZATION 7038364606 1018 DUKE STREET ALEXANDRIA VA 22314 CURT ROM PRESIDENT-ELECT (UNTIL JULY 2015) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL ARNOLD PRESIDENT (UNTIL JULY 2015) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARY HOCKENBERRY MEYER CHAIR (UNTIL JULY 2015) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PATRICIA KNIGHT VP - RESEARCH (UNTIL JULY 2015) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SANDRA B WILSON VP - EDUCATION (UNTIL JULY 2015) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ESMAEL FALLAHI VP - INTERNATIONAL (UNTIL JULY 2015) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SUSAN BARTON VP - EXTENSION (UNTIL JULY 2015) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ANGELA DAVIS VP - INDUSTRY (UNTIL JULY 2015) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LARRY KNERR TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN DOLE MEMBER AT LARGE (UNTIL JULY 2015) 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANGELA DAVIS VP - INDUSTRY (FROM AUGUST 2015) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CURT ROM PRESIDENT (FROM AUGUST 2015) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SUSAN BARTON VP - EXTENSION (FROM AUGUST 2015) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN DOLE PRESIDENT-ELECT (FROM AUGUST 2015) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL ARNOLD CHAIR (FROM AUGUST 2015) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DEAN KOPSELL VP - RESEARCH (FROM AUGUST 2015) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CYNTHIS MCKENNEY VP - EDUCATION (FROM AUGUST 2015) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MATHIEW NGOUAJIO VP - INTERNATIONAL (FROM AUGUST 2015) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KIMBERLY MOORE MEMBER AT LARGE (FROM AUGUST 2015) 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL W NEFF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 38.00 X 182635 0 38816 TRACY SHAWN ASST EXEC DIRECTOR 38.00 X 118509 0 24873 301144 0 63689 2 0 1 0 DARTMOUTH JOURNAL SERVICES PO BOX 842371 BOSTON MA 02284 JOURNAL SERVICES 167619 THE SHERIDAN PRESS PO BOX 842377 BOSTON MA 02284 EDITORIAL AND PUBLICATION 129980 2 117205 117205 PUBLICATIONS 511120 1002066 939931 62135 MEETINGS 900099 390919 390919 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 223069 223069 REGIONAL OPERATIONS 511120 51639 51639 MANAGEMENT FEES 511120 47866 47866 1715559 31261 31261 6840 6840 7200 1471 5729 5729 5729 REFUNDS FOR OVERPAYMEN 900099 3499 3499 3499 1880093 1653424 67864 41600 X 41500 41500 224451 168338 56113 431345 323510 107835 20752 15564 5188 66033 49525 16508 41295 30972 10323 59201 59201 13284 13284 215431 193144 22287 10313 10189 124 105862 52721 53141 34678 25503 9175 24856 18929 5927 56382 19767 36615 175201 175201 44120 33614 10506 23132 17535 5597 12441 7701 4740 PUBLISHING AND EDITORIA 184396 184396 PRINTING 107275 107275 PLAQUES 5014 5014 1896962 1480398 416564 0 335352 294857 54715 39240 8327 16724 1177664 153786 1042546 1023878 1092001 1031605 2532941 2406304 139663 136547 408483 410139 608042 562948 13408 9741 1169596 1119375 X 460353 480147 210803 105288 692189 701494 1363345 1286929 2532941 2406304 -16869 -59547 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 9314 268197 257715 362631 340274 1238131 1776902 1735166 1657292 1680563 1492490 8342413 5614 8857 9817 24288 1786216 2008977 1923864 2053011 1832764 9604832 0 0 0 9604832 26193 34868 13829 39632 45300 159822 26193 34868 13829 39632 45300 159822 50313 50313 416198 3499 419697 1812409 2510356 1937693 2092643 1881563 10234664 0.93850 0.94010 0.01560 0.01420 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5775 0 0 5775 0 834727 9305 -21499 32250 790283 657826 177282 35619 36000 834727 578658 11695 91723 24250 657826 485816 11172 53347 550335 488975 9315 -12474 485816 0.05180 0.88770 0.06050 0 0 532520 532520 578607 98399 480208 30719 28511 2208 35818 26876 8942 1023878 CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION 9741 9741 X 1808733 -59547 1471 -58076 1866809 13284 13284 1880093 1885149 1471 1471 1883678 13284 13284 1896962 PART V, LINE 4: ASHS'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF FOUR INDIVIDUAL FUNDS ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIPS AND TRAVEL TO MEETINGS. PART X, LINE 2: ASHS BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT WOULD HAVE AN EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. THERE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR LIABILITIES REQUIRED TO BE RECORDED. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT RENTAL EXPENSE 1,471. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENTAL EXPENSES 1,471. 1 SCHOLAR AWARDS, TRAVEL AND POSTER AWARDS 79 41500 PART I, LINE 2: SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED BY THE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD COMMITTEE. ALL APPLICATIONS REQUIRE A STATEMENT BY THE APPLICANT, CONFIRMATION BY THE APPLICANT'S MAJOR PROFESSOR OR DEPARTMENT HEAD, AND OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS FROM THE COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY. SPENDING OF THE FUNDS ARE AT THE RECIPIENT'S DISCRETION ONCE THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MICHAEL W NEFF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 182635 0 0 0 0 0 14361 0 24455 0 221451 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP ARE AS FOLLOWS: ACTIVE MEMBERS, ASSOCIATE MEMBERS,GRADUATE STUDENT MEMBERS, STUDENT ASSOCIATE MEMBERS, FAMILY MEMBERS,AFFILIATE MEMBERS, CORPORATE MEMBERS, EMERITUS MEMBERS, AND HONORARY MEMBERS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF MEMBERSHIP CARDS OR CERTIFICATE TO MEMBERS TO EVIDENCE THEIR MEMBERSHIP. RIGHTS ARE EQUAL FOR ALL CLASSES OF MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A EACH MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE ON EACH QUESTION SUBMITTED AT A BUSINESS MEETING OF THE SOCIETY. ALL QUESTIONS AT ALL MEETINGS AT WHICH A QUORUM IS PRESENT SHALL BE DECIDED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE MEMBERS PRESENT, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW. A MEMBER SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO VOTE BY PROXY. ALL INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF ALL CLASSES HAVE THE RIGHT TO ONE VOTE AND RIGHTS ARE EQUAL FOR ALL CLASSES OF MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B THE SOCIETY'S BYLAWS MAY BE ALTERED, AMENDED, OR REPEALED ONLY BY MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY, BY TWO-THIRDS VOTE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE ACCOUNTING CONSULTANT REVIEWS THE 990 IN DETAIL. THE 990 IS THEN SENT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TREASURER, PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR ADDITIONAL REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS AWARE OF GENERAL COMPENSATION RANGES FOR EXCEUTIVE DIRECTORS AND KEEPS IN LINE WITH THOSE AMOUNTS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO REVIEW HIS PERFORMANCE AND THEN DETERMINES HIS COMPENSATION AFTER REVIEWIGN SALARY SURVEY REPORTS FROM PROFESSIONALS FOR NONPROFITS AND PRM. SOME EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS ALSO CONSULT WITH OFFICER OF SISTER SOCIETIES OF ASHS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS NOTIFIED BY LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE COMMITTEE. THE YEAR IN WHICH THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF THE OFFICERS WAS DECEMBER 2015. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE SOCIETY MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL FEE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 193,144. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 22,287. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 215,431. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THESE PROCESSES HAVE NOT CHANGES SINCE THE PREVIOUS YEAR.