2016-11-11T22:26:43-06:00 2015-12-31 ERNST & YOUNG US LLP 5 TIMES SQUARE NEW YORK NY 10036 990 2015-01-01 020651055 ACS Products Inc % CATHERINE E MICKLE CFO ACSP 8002272345 250 Williams Street NW Suite 400 Atlanta GA 30303 CATHERINE E MICKLE CFO 8002272345 2016-11-10 true LAURA KIELCZEWSKI P00740769 2127733000 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z CATHERINE E MICKLE 250 WILLIAMS STREET NW ATLANTA GA 30303 8358840 false 0580 X www.cancer.org X 2002 GA TO SELL PRODUCTS IN SUPPORT OF ACS'S MISSION. THESE INCLUDE PRODUCTS FOR WOMEN COPING WITH BREAST CANCER OR ANY CANCER CAUSING HAIR LOSS, & ARE PROVIDED THROUGH A TLC CATALOG. 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 108260 177924 5690036 5710432 5798296 5888356 0 0 0 0 44079 27086 0 0 0 3271632 3158969 3315711 3186055 2482585 2702301 24312005 27285052 1559567 1830313 22752438 25454739 X ACS PRODUCTS IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, INC. THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE FOR WHICH ACS PRODUCTS WAS ORGANIZED WAS TO SELL PRODUCTS IN SUPPORT OF THE ACS'S MISSION. THESE PRODUCTS INCLUDE PRODUCTS FOR WOMEN COPING WITH BREAST CANCER OR ANY OTHER CANCER CAUSING HAIR LOSS THAT ARE SOLD THROUGH A 'TLC' (TENDER LOVING CARE) CATALOG, AS WELL AS BOOKS PROVIDING INFORMATION ON CANCER. ALL PRODUCTS ARE PROVIDED AT LOW COST AS A SERVICE TO CANCER PATIENTS AND CARE GIVERS NATIONWIDE. ACS PRODUCTS, INC. IS EXPRESSLY NOT EMPOWERED TO OPERATE, SUPPORT, OR BENEFIT ANY ORGANIZATION OTHER THAN THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, INC. false false 3186055 0 5710432 THE SALE OF PRODUCTS INCLUDE PRODUCTS FOR WOMEN COPING WITH BREAST CANCER OR ANY OTHER CANCER CAUSING HAIR LOSS THAT ARE SOLD THROUGH A 'TLC' (TENDER LOVING CARE) CATALOG, AS WELL AS BOOKS PROVIDING INFORMATION ON CANCER. ALL PRODUCTS, INCLUDING TOBACCO CESSATION PRODUCTS, ARE PROVIDED AT LOW COST AS A SERVICE TO CANCER PATIENTS AND CARE GIVERS NATIONWIDE. 3186055 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false true false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true 1 0 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 4 1 false false false false false true true true true false false true true true true true false false false false GA X CATHERINE E MICKLE CFO 4043297934 250 WILLIAMS STREET NW STE 400 ATLANTA GA 30303 ROBERT M KING VICE PRESIDENT 1.0 55.0 X X 4196 226605 23849 TIMOTHY B PHILLIPS SECRETARY 1.0 55.0 X X 4287 231506 71081 CATHERINE E MICKLE PRESIDENT, CFO, & TREASURER 1.0 61.0 X X 6364 388175 145164 ROBERT E YOULE TRUSTEE 1.0 5.0 X 0 0 0 14847 846286 240094 0 false true false FIFTH GEAR PO BOX 10 LOUISIANA MO 63353 FULFILLMENT SERVICES 915635 TLC MANAGEMENT COMPANY INC 176 EAST 70TH STREET NEW YORK NY 100215110 MANAGEMENT SERVICES 913400 QUADGRAPHICS INC PO BOX 93505 ATLANTA GA 31193 CATALOG SERVICES 188695 3 0 0 0 0 177924 177924 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8180916 2470484 5710432 5710432 0 5888356 5710432 177924 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24926 24926 0 0 950 950 0 0 795 795 0 0 415 415 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16500 16500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2079406 2079406 0 0 0 0 1062667 1062667 0 0 371 371 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS 25 25 0 0 3186055 3186055 0 0 0 0 0 144516 195197 0 0 117300 226956 0 0 0 0 0 0 3326209 3683437 0 52813 0 0 0 0 20723980 23126649 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24312005 27285052 256324 458385 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1303243 1371928 1559567 1830313 X 22752438 25454739 0 0 0 0 22752438 25454739 24312005 27285052 2702301 0 0 0 0 X false true X true false X X 1 AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC 131788491 7 true 0 0 1 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false 0 DUE TO AFFILIATES 1371928 1371928 8358840 2470484 2470484 5888356 0 0 5888356 5656539 2470484 2470484 3186055 0 0 3186055 SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 2D & PART XII, LINE 2D COST OF SALES: $2,470,484 East Asia and the Pacific Program services PATIENT SUPPORT 160077 South Asia Program services PATIENT SUPPORT 59618 219695 219695 false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false ROBERT M KING VICE PRESIDENT 4181 225798 0 0 15 807 214 11575 219 11841 4629 250021 0 0 TIMOTHY B PHILLIPS SECRETARY 4281 231164 0 0 6 342 876 47312 416 22477 5579 301295 0 0 CATHERINE E MICKLE PRESIDENT, CFO, & TREASURER 6028 367703 0 0 336 20472 2086 127243 255 15580 8705 530998 0 0 SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4B EMPLOYEES DISCLOSED ON SCHEDULE J, PART II OF THE FORM 990 ARE EMPLOYEES OF THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, INC., WHICH CONTROLS THE FILING ORGANIZATION. THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, INC. MAINTAINS A SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN ("SERP") AS PART OF THE TOTAL COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR CERTAIN EXECUTIVES. THE SERP IS DESIGNED TO RESTORE CERTAIN BENEFITS THAT ARE LOST AS A RESULT OF TAX RESTRICTIONS ON BENEFITS PAYABLE FROM THE TAX-QUALIFIED DEFINED BENEFIT RETIREMENT PLAN. AS PART OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE (THE "COMMITTEE") RESPONSIBILITIES, THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS THE NEW AND TOTAL VALUES OF ALL SERP BENEFITS AS PART OF THE TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR EACH PARTICIPATING EXECUTIVE. THE COMMITTEE PROCESS IS FULLY DESCRIBED IN SCHEDULE O AS RELATED TO PART VI, LINE 15. INCLUDED IN COLUMN B(III) IS AN AMOUNT REPRESENTING THE CURRENT YEAR CHANGE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE OF BENEFITS. NO AMOUNTS WERE ACTUALLY PAID TO THE ELIGIBLE EXECUTIVES DURING THE YEAR. THE INDIVIDUAL LISTED BELOW PARTICIPATED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN. THE AMOUNT OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN (SERP) BENEFIT IS NOTED NEXT TO THE NAME OF THE INDIVIDUAL: CATHERINE MICKLE: $20,216 SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN C SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN C INCLUDES DEFERRED COMPENSATION RELATED TO THE ANNUAL CHANGE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE OF A QUALIFIED DEFINED BENEFIT RETIREMENT PLAN AND A NON-QUALIFIED SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN. THE CHANGES ARE CAUSED BY SEVERAL FACTORS, INCLUDING ADDITIONAL YEARS OF SERVICE, CHANGES IN BASE SALARY, AND CHANGES IN ACTUARIAL ASSUMPTIONS, WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO BE USED TO VALUE THE BENEFITS. A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN INTEREST RATES AND AN INCREASE IN THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF PARTICIPANTS RESULTED IN A LARGE INCREASE IN ESTIMATED VALUE OF BENEFITS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. PRIOR TO ACTUAL RETIREMENT, THESE ACTUARIAL (ESTIMATED) VALUES CAN INCREASE OR DECREASE FROM YEAR TO YEAR DEPENDING WHETHER CERTAIN ASSUMPTIONS INCREASE OR DECREASE. Power to elect or appoint members FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 7A THE FILING ORGANIZATION IS A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION OF THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, INC. ('ACS, INC.'). THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ACS, INC. IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ELECTING THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION. Decisions reserved to members or stockholders FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 7B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ACS, INC. MUST APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO THE BYLAWS OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION. Process used to review the Form 990 FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FILING ORGANIZATION IS CONTROLLED BY ACS, INC. MANAGEMENT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM, PREPARES AND REVIEWS THE IRS FORM 990. PRIOR TO FILING, THE RETURN IS SHARED WITH ALL MEMBERS THAT COMPRISE THE GOVERNING BODY. PROCESS TO MONITOR TRANSACTIONS FOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C THE FILING ORGANIZATION HAS NEVER HAD AND DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE EMPLOYEES. THE EMPLOYEES DISCLOSED ON SCHEDULE J, PART II OF THE FORM 990 ARE EMPLOYEES OF THE ACS, INC., WHICH CONTROLS THE FILING ORGANIZATION. ACS, INC. MAINTAINS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST ("COI") POLICY WHICH COVERS ALL EMPLOYEES AND AFFILIATES OF ACS, INC. THE COI POLICY IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' AUDIT COMMITTEE AT LEAST ANNUALLY AND MODIFIED AS REQUIRED. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, KEY EMPLOYEES, AND ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE REQUIRED TO CERTIFY ANNUALLY THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE COI POLICY AND SUBMIT A WRITTEN QUESTIONNAIRE EACH YEAR DISCLOSING ANY KNOWN CONFLICTS. THE RESPONSES TO THE QUESTIONNAIRES ARE REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT. MANAGEMENT ALSO MONITORS ALL TRANSACTIONS DURING THE NORMAL COURSE OF BUSINESS TO IDENTIFY OTHER POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS TO DETERMINE WHETHER ANY ACTUAL CONFLICTS EXIST. INDIVIDUALS WHO BELIEVE THEY ARE IN A POTENTIAL CONFLICT ARE REQUIRED TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESS. WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY FORM 990, PART VI, LINES 13 & 14 THE FILING ORGANIZATION IS CONTROLLED BY ACS, INC. THE EMPLOYEES DISCLOSED ON SCHEDULE J, PART II OF THE FORM 990 ARE EMPLOYEES OF ACS, INC. ACS, INC. MAINTAINS A WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY, WHICH COVERS ALL OF ITS EMPLOYEES AND AFFILIATES. ACS, INC. ALSO MAINTAINS DOCUMENT RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION, AND GIFT ACCEPTANCE POLICIES. THE FILING ORGANIZATION, IN PRACTICE, FOLLOWS THE POLICIES OF ACS, INC. PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FORM 990, PART VI, LINES 15A & 15B AND PART IX, LINE 7 THE FILING ORGANIZATION IS A RELATED PARTY OF ACS, INC. AND HAD NO EMPLOYEES AS OF THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR ENDING WITHIN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. THE INDIVIDUALS DISCLOSED ON PART VII AND SCHEDULE J ARE EMPLOYEES OF AND ARE COMPENSATED BY ACS, INC. THE PROCEDURES FOR REVIEWING AND DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE OF ACS, INC. THE PROCESS USED BY ACS, INC. INCLUDES A REVIEW BY AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT USING COMPARABILITY DATA, REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, AND CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION. PROCESS FOR MAKING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY TAKES ITS MISSION TO SAVE LIVES SERIOUSLY AND THEREFORE WORKS TO ENSURE THAT THE RESOURCES ENTRUSTED TO IT BY THE PUBLIC ARE USED TO FULFILL OUR MISSION AND OTHERWISE PROTECTED. THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY'S ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE AND SYSTEM DEPLOY THE PROPER CHECKS AND BALANCES, INCORPORATE THE INPUT OF APPROPRIATE EXPERTS ON DECISION MAKING, AND ASSERT DISCIPLINE OF STRATEGIC OVERSIGHT OVER BOTH THE OPERATIONS AND THE CONDUCT OF EMPLOYEES. THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S CONSOLIDATED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (WHICH CAN BE FOUND IN THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION SECTION) ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY POSTING TO ITS WEB SITE AT WWW.CANCER.ORG. THE ORGANIZATION'S OTHER GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES WERE COMPRISED OF: CATALOG SERVICES: $188,695 FULFILLMENT SERVICES: $1,829,035 OTHER: $61,676 TOTAL: $2,079,406 AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC 250 WILLIAMS STREET NW STE 400 ATLANTA GA 30303 131788491 ELIM CANCER NY 501(c)(3) 7 NA false ACS CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC 555 11TH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20004 522340031 ELIM CANCER DC 501(c)(4) N/A ACS INC false AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INCPUERTO RICO 566 CABO ALVERIO STREET HATO REY PR 00918 660321594 ELIM CANCER PR 501(c)(3) 7 ACS INC false ACS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY I INC 250 WILLIAMS STREET NW STE 600 ATLANTA GA 30303 465439010 SUPPORT ACS GA 501(c)(3) 11a ACS INC false ACS CAPITAL INC 250 WILLIAMS STREET NW STE 600 ATLANTA GA 30303 465429467 SUPPORT ACS GA 501(c)(3) 11a ACS CAN false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false false AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC P 3600286 FMV