2016-11-09T15:20:41-06:00 2015-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 650N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2015-01-01 522148006 NATIONAL COALITION FOR WOMEN WITH HEART DISEASE INC NATI 2027287199 1100 17TH STREET NO 500 WASHINGTON DC 20036 MARY E MCGOWAN CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 2027287199 2016-11-09 1 3019519090 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z MARY E MCGOWAN 1100 17TH STREET NO 500 WASHINGTON DC 20036 3273075 0 X WWW.WOMENHEART.ORG X 1999 DC TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF WOMEN LIVING WITH OR AT RISK OF HEART DISEASE. 14 14 23 700 0 0 3724630 3243577 0 0 0 0 32828 24651 3757458 3268228 0 0 0 0 1549742 1401906 18000 45000 318131 2368316 2654763 3936058 4101669 -178600 -833441 2747697 1809031 433128 327903 2314569 1481128 X TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF WOMEN LIVING WITH OR AT RISK OF HEART DISEASE, AND TO ADVOCATE FOR THEIR BENEFIT. 0 0 1186356 1064 PUBLIC OUTREACH AND AWARENESS:WOMENHEART'S NATIONAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM BRINGS PROFESSIONAL TRAINING TO A CAREFULLY SELECTED GROUP OF WOMEN LIVING WITH CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, PREPARING THEM TO BECOME WOMENHEART CHAMPIONS. THESE DEDICATED VOLUNTEER LEADERS SHARE A PASSION FOR RAISING AWARENESS OF THE UNIQUE EFFECTS OF HEART DISEASE IN WOMEN. THEY REACH OUT TO MEDIA, POLICY MAKERS, HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND OTHER WOMEN BRINGING THEIR NEWLY ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND PERSONAL STORIES TO IMPROVE HEART HEALTH FOR ALL WOMEN. WOMENHEART CHAMPIONS SHARED THEIR EDUCATIONAL INSIGHTS AND INSPIRATIONAL STORIES OF HEART DISEASE SURVIVAL THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND PARTICIPATED IN NATIONAL PATIENT AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDER CONFERENCES AND IN COMMUNITY-BASED SETTINGS. HERE IS A LOOK AT JUST SOME OF THE AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENTS THE NATIONAL WOMENHEART CHAMPIONS NETWORK ACHIEVED IN 2015:- CONDUCTED MORE THAN 4,023 HOURS OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES TARGETING WOMEN AT-RISK AND WOMEN WITH HEART DISEASE TO PROMOTE AWARENESS AND SHARE INFORMATION IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.- DISSEMINATED APPROXIMATELY 100,000 RED BAGS OF COURAGE AND PARA LA MUJER: HISPANA RED BAGS AT OVER 400 COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS. INCREASED OUTREACH AND DISSEMINATION TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND HISPANIC AUDIENCES. - DISSEMINATION OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ON THE FOLLOWING TOPICS INCLUDED: DISPARITIES IN CARE, SLEEP APNEA, LEGISLATIVE 101, MEDICATION ADHERENCE, CHOLESTEROL AND FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA (FH), HEART FAILURE, DIABETES AND HEART DISEASE, GET SMART ABOUT YOUR HEART, LIVING WELL WITH HEART DISEASE, HEART ATTACK WARNING SIGNS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, WHAT WOMEN NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND STROKE MAGAZETTE AND BROCHURE BOTH IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.- IN 2015, WOMENHEART RECEIVED COVERAGE IN TELEMUNDO NATIONAL'S "UN NUEVO D A" SHOW, EXTRA! TV, SEVERAL LOCAL NBC, ABC AND CBS AFFILIATES, THE MARCH AND JULY-AUGUST ISSUES OF WOMAN'S DAY MAGAZINE, LIFESCRIPT, MEDPAGE TODAY, HEALTHYWOMEN.ORG, AND MANY LOCAL NEWSPAPERS. - VOLUNTEERS SCHEDULED AND PRESENTED DURING WOMENHEART'S EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE TO RAISE HEALTH AWARENESS IN THE WORKPLACE, WOMENHEART AT WORK (W@W).ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC POLICYWOMENHEART SEEKS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF ALL WOMEN LIVING WITH HEART DISEASE THROUGH LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS AND PUBLIC POLICY. BY ADVOCATING FOR LAWS, POLICIES, RESEARCH AND FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT WOMEN, WOMENHEART CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE THROUGH A POPULATION BASED, PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH. INDIVIDUALLY WOMEN CAN CHANGE THEIR HEART HEALTH; COLLECTIVELY WE CAN ADVANCE HEART HEALTH FOR ALL.IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT- PARTICIPATED IN MEETINGS/CALLS WITH WHITE HOUSE, VICE PRESIDENT, CMS, OFFICE OF MINORITY HEALTH AND HHS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF AND ENROLLMENT IN THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND CONTRIBUTED TO ACA ENROLLMENT EFFORTS THROUGH OUR NEWSLETTERS, WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELSFDASIA PLAN OF ACTION - SUBMITTED COMMENTS TO THE FDA ON THE PLAN OF ACTION; PRESENTED RECOMMENDATIONS TO HOUSE AND SENATE STAFF; CEO TESTIFIED AT PUBLIC MEETING; CONVENED EXPERT OPINIONS ON WOMEN AND CVD SUBMITTED PUBLIC COMMENTS; MET WITH FDA AND OFFICE OF WOMEN'S HEALTH STAFF ON RECOMMENDATIONSCOALITION FOR CLINICAL TRIALS AWARENESS- MEMBER OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE OF THE CCTA- MEETINGS/CONFERENCE CALLS TO PLAN ACTIVITIES TO INCREASE AWARENESS HELD FIRST NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND POLICY SYMPOSIA ON WOMEN AND HEART DISEASELAUNCHED SURVEYS ON CHOLESTEROL AND FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HEART FAILUREWROTE REPORT ON BUDGET CUTS TO THE CDC WISEWOMAN PROGRAM FOR THE COALITION OF HEALTH FUNDING'S FACES OF AUSTERITY REPORT CONTINUED WORK WITH WOMEN'S HEART HEALTH ADVOCACY GROUP 732492 VOLUNTEER/PATIENT SUPPORT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE:THE WOMENHEART NATIONAL HOSPITAL ALLIANCE IS THE NUMBER ONE STRATEGIC PRIORITY FOR WOMENHEART. IT PROVIDES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH HOSPITALS COMMITTED TO ADVANCING WOMEN'S HEART HEALTH AND PROVIDES A SOLID, COMMUNITY BASED FOUNDATION FOR WOMENHEART. AS OF THE END OF DECEMBER 2015, 38 HOSPITALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WERE MEMBERS OF THIS ALLIANCE.WOMENHEART'S SUPPORT NETWORKS ARE LED BY DEDICATED, PASSIONATE VOLUNTEERS-WOMENHEART CHAMPIONS-IN COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE. WORKING WITH A LOCAL HOSPITAL OR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION, EACH SUPPORT NETWORK MEETS MONTHLY AND OFFERS WOMEN LIVING WITH HEART DISEASE A MUCH-NEEDED SENSE OF COMMUNITY, EDUCATION AND CARING, WITH FACE TO FACE SUPPORT FROM WOMEN WITH HEART DISEASE. THE ORGANIZATION HOSTED IN PERSON SUPPORT NETWORK MEETINGS FOR APPROXIMATELY 7,432 OF WOMEN NATIONWIDE WHO ARE LIVING WITH HEART DISEASE ACROSS 39 STATES.SUPPORT NETWORK PARTICIPANTS EXPRESS APPRECIATION FOR THE QUALITY OF THE INFORMATION THEY LEARN, THE VALUE OF THE RELATIONSHIPS THEY ESTABLISH AND THE IMPORTANCE OF CONNECTING WITH OTHER WOMEN WHO ARE SUCCESSFULLY LIVING WITH HEART DISEASE. - SISTERMATCH SISTERMATCH IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF WOMENHEART'S COMMITMENT TO HELPING WOMEN WITH HEART DISEASE INTERACT WITH WOMEN, FOR LIFE-SAVING SUPPORT AND EDUCATION. PROVIDING ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT, SISTERMATCH CONNECTS WOMEN NEWLY DIAGNOSED WITH HEART DISEASE TO TRAINED VOLUNTEERS FOR PEER SUPPORT BY TELEPHONE, EMAIL, MONITORED CHAT ROOMS AND OCCASIONALLY IN-PERSON CONTACT. - ONLINE SUPPORT COMMUNITY WOMENHEART'S FAST-GROWING ONLINE SUPPORT COMMUNITY IS A LIVELY FORUM THAT OFFERS YET ANOTHER WAY FOR WOMEN WITH HEART DISEASE TO CONNECT WITH ONE ANOTHER. MEMBERS SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES, OFFER ADVICE AND INSPIRATION, AND PROVIDE CONVERSATIONAL SUPPORT THROUGH POSTS, DIRECT MESSAGING AND THEIR PERSONAL PROFILES. - HEARTSCARVES WOMENHEART'S INSPIRATIONAL HEARTSCARVES PROGRAM DELIVERS MESSAGES OF SUPPORT AND HOPE TO WOMEN NEWLY DIAGNOSED WITH HEART DISEASE OR UNDERGOING A CARDIAC PROCEDURE WITH HANDMADE RED SCARVES, LOVINGLY CRAFTED BY VOLUNTEERS. EACH YEAR, THOUSANDS OF HEARTSCARVES ARE KNIT, CROCHETED AND CRAFTED IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND THEN HAND-DELIVERED TO WOMEN. HEARTSCARVES CREATE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GREATER AWARENESS AND EDUCATION ABOUT HEART DISEASE IN WOMEN AND ABOUT WOMENHEART'S VALUABLE SUPPORT SERVICES. THE POPULARITY OF HEARTSCARVES CONTINUES TO GROW, WITH DEMAND OFTEN EXCEEDING SUPPLY. WOMENHEART IS ACTIVELY PURSUING NEW VOLUNTEERS AND SPONSORS TO EXPAND THIS EVER POPULAR PROGRAM 705375 EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS:WOMENHEART HOSTED VARIOUS MEETINGS TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, ADVOCACY SKILLS AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING TO ITS PATIENT ADVOCATES, VOLUNTEERS AND LOCAL SUPPORT NETWORK LEADERS. MAJOR MEETINGS INCLUDED:- 14TH ANNUAL SCIENCE & LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM AT MAYO CLINICIN OCTOBER 2015, WOMENHEART AND MAYO CLINIC PARTNERED AGAIN TO TRAIN WOMENHEART CHAMPIONS, PATIENT-VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE CHOSEN THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PROCESS TO ATTEND THIS PRESTIGIOUS ANNUAL TRAINING PROGRAM. THE COMPREHENSIVE FOUR-DAY CURRICULUM OF THE SCIENCE & LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM GIVES PARTICIPANTS INSIGHTS INTO THE SCIENCE OF HEART DISEASE, MEDIA AND PRESENTATION TRAINING, AND ADDITIONAL SKILLS THEY NEED TO BECOME SUPPORT NETWORK COORDINATORS, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY EDUCATORS, ADVOCATES AND NATIONAL SPOKESPEOPLE ABOUT WOMEN AND HEART DISEASE. TRAINED 59 NEW WOMENHEART CHAMPIONS IN 2015.- 15TH ANNUAL WENGER AWARDS DINNERIN MAY 2015, WOMENHEART PROUDLY PRESENTED THE 15TH ANNUAL WENGER AWARDS, WHICH RECOGNIZES INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS FOR EXTRAORDINARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO WOMEN'S HEART HEALTH. THE AWARDS ARE NAMED IN HONOR OF NANETTE KASS WENGER, MD, MACC, MACP, FAHA, A PIONEER IN WOMEN'S CARDIOLOGY AND MEMBER OF THE WOMENHEART SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COUNCIL. THIS UNIQUE EVENING SHINES THE SPOTLIGHT ON WOMEN'S HEART HEALTH AND REMINDS ALL IN ATTENDANCE THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR WORK. 2624223 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 43 0 1 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AL AR CA CO CT FL GA IL KS KY MD MA MI MN MS SC RI PA OR NC NY NM NJ NH TN UT VA WV WI X X X MARY E MCGOWAN 2027287199 1100 17TH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 KATHY WEBSTER CHAIR 15.00 X X 0 0 0 CARRIE WOSICKI IMED. PAST CHAIR 6.00 X X 0 0 0 EVAN MCCABE VICE-CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 VELMA HENDERSON TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 CLAIRE DANDREA SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ALISA BECKET DIRECTOR 0.10 X 0 0 0 PAIGE BINGHAM DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DEBRA GEE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARTHA GULATI DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 VIRGINIA HALLNER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD JACOB DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH NOYES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA TOMBROS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DONNA WINBURN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARY E MCGOWAN CEO 40.00 X 249874 0 25622 LISA CLOUGH VP, PATIENT & PUBLIC 40.00 X 105885 0 18524 BEVERLY JOHN VP, ADMINISTRATION 40.00 X 110766 0 9145 LISA TATE FORMER CEO 0.00 X 170140 0 8775 636665 0 62066 3 1 1 0 0 1658 685000 2556919 10814 3243577 23587 23587 5911 4847 1064 1064 3268228 1064 0 23587 X 275496 96424 137748 41324 898300 400585 438474 59241 52354 23141 25580 3633 86041 37608 42092 6341 89715 38134 44023 7558 86577 24899 52850 8828 94791 94791 45000 45000 675677 534117 103646 37914 2703 2258 445 397604 329130 57837 10637 92161 58565 32921 675 213726 900 212826 236954 197567 20447 18940 401296 351624 49672 1200 1200 48007 20185 27822 6983 6983 OVERHEAD ALLOCATION 0 292266 -350195 57929 PUBLIC REL./COMMUNIC. 145236 102328 42908 FEES AND OTHER 109372 51707 40858 16807 PROMOTIONS 52194 40367 10028 1799 90282 24676 64546 1060 4101669 2624223 1159315 318131 1485555 1315945 1004411 229141 17354 12507 20427 53060 292421 111513 100480 180908 119470 17470 2747697 1809031 253106 261179 180022 66724 433128 327903 X 448353 410664 1866216 1070464 2314569 1481128 2747697 1809031 -833441 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2709627 3665099 4215565 3724630 3243577 17558498 2709627 3665099 4215565 3724630 3243577 17558498 4063393 13495105 36033 17163 19206 35797 23587 131786 1148 4596 5744 17696028 53209 0.76260 0.72450 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 748 0 0 748 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: PART II-B, LINE 1 (J). LOBBYING EXPENSES RELATE TO AMOUNTS INCURRED DURING THE 2015 HILL VISIT DAY WHERE OUR VOLUNTEERS CAME IN FOR A MEETING AND TO MEET WITH THEIR STATE REPRESENTATIVES. 2851 1222 1629 42183 25490 16693 247387 84801 162586 180908 DEFERRED RENT 58436 CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION 8288 66724 X 3362391 94163 94163 3268228 0 3268228 4195832 94163 94163 4101669 0 4101669 PART X, LINE 2: WOMENHEART'S INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES. WOMENHEART IS NOT AWARE OF ANY ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. X X 1 ROBERT BENISHBENRO GROUP LLC 635 COLUMBIA RD NW WASHINGTON DC 20001 CONSULT ON WOMENHEART SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM 0 4910 45000 -40090 4910 45000 -40090 AL AR CA CO CT FL GA IL KS KY MD MA MI MN MS SC RI PA OR NC NY NM NJ NH TN UT VA WV WI X 1 1 X X X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 MARY E MCGOWAN CEO 233424 0 16450 0 0 0 11824 0 13798 0 275496 0 0 0 LISA TATE FORMER CEO 0 0 0 0 170140 0 0 0 8775 0 178915 0 111390 0 PART I, LINE 1A ALL EMPLOYEES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A WELLNESS BENEFIT FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF OR DIRECT PAY FOR HEALTH CLUB, OR OTHER WELLNESS ACTIVITY. PART I, LINE 4A LISA M. TATE RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT IN 2015 FROM THE ORGANIZATION TOTALING $58,750. PART I, LINE 7 MARY E. MCGOWAN, LISA CLOUGH, AND BEVERLY JOHN RECEIVED BONUSES OF $16,450, $3,000, AND $10,000, RESPECTIVELY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 A DRAFT OF FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT STAFF ALONG WITH ACCOUNTANTS TO GO OVER ANY QUESTIONS. IT IS THEN PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FINANCE COMMMITTEE FOR THEIR REVIEW AND COMMENTS. AFTER FINANCE COMMITTEE'S APPROVAL, COPIES OF THE FINAL FORM 990 ARE DISTRIBUTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH YEAR EVERY BOARD MEMBER (AND STAFF MEMBER) NEEDS TO SIGN A NEW CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM. DURING THE YEAR, IF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT, NOT PREVIOUSLY DISCLOSED, ARISES, THAT BOARD MEMBER (AND STAFF MEMBER ALSO) NEEDS TO DISCLOSE THAT INFORMATION TO THE BOARD OR APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE. AFTER REVIEW OF THE POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICT, APPROPRIATE ACTION MUST BE TAKEN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD PERFORMS A COMPENSATION SURVEY AND OBTAINS COMPARABLE DATA TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. PERFORMANCE IS EVALUATED BASED ON SET GOALS FOR THE POSITION AND COMPENSATION IS ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY. THE MOST RECENT REVIEW WAS DONE IN MARCH 2016. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND OTHER SUPERVISORS FOLLOW THE SAME PROCEDURE WHEN DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES OR IN DETERMINING PAY ACTIONS FOR CURRENT STAFF. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THESE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC VIA THE GUIDESTAR NON-PROFIT WEB SERVICE. DOCUMENTS ARE ALSO MADE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN OR VERBAL REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 445,851. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 62,162. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 24,485. TOTAL EXPENSES 532,498. TEMPORARY WORKER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 88,266. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 41,484. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 13,429. TOTAL EXPENSES 143,179.