2015-11-16T12:07:39-06:00 2014-12-31 560747981 DIXON HUGHES GOODMAN LLP 111 ROCKVILLE PIKE 6TH FLOOR ROCKVILLE MD 20850 990 2014-01-01 311507752 AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR NUTRITION INC AMER 3016347050 9650 ROCKVILLE PIKE BETHESDA MD 20814 JOHN COURTNEY PHD EXECUTIVE OFFICER 3016347050 2015-11-16 1 BERT L SWAIN P00238304 2404033700 2014 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z JOHN COURTNEY PHD 9560 ROCKVILLE PIKE BETHESDA MD 20814 8991717 0 X WWW.NUTRITION.ORG X 1928 MD AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR NUTRITION, INC. (ASN) WAS ESTABLISHED TO DEVELOP AND EXTEND KNOWLEDGE OF NUTRITION; TO FACILITATE CONTACT AMONG INVESTIGATORS IN NUTRITION AND RELATED FIELDS OF INTEREST; TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN NUTRITION RESEARCH; AND TO SUPPORT THE DISSEMINATION, UTILIZATION AND APPLICATION OF NUTRITION SCIENCES. 14 14 34 2270 202717 77497 1667169 1813459 5093227 5449500 501292 390367 789978 782485 8051666 8435811 166381 159148 0 0 3099595 3206032 0 0 270642 4813039 5011106 8079015 8376286 -27349 59525 10921367 10585427 3752390 3495381 7168977 7090046 X TO DEVELOP AND EXTEND KNOWLEDGE OF NUTRITION OF ALL SPECIES THROUGH FUNDAMENTAL, MULTIDISCIPLINARY, AND CLINICAL RESEARCH; FACILITATE CONTACT AMONG INVESTIGATORS IN NUTRITION, MEDICINE AND RELATED FIELDS OF INTEREST; SUPPORT THE DISSEMINATION AND APPLICATION OF NUTRITION SCIENCE TO IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE WORLDWIDE; PROMOTE GRADUATE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PHYSICIANS IN NUTRITION; PROVIDE RELIABLE NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION TO THOSE WHO NEED IT, AND ADVOCATE FOR NUTRITION RESEARCH AND ITS APPLICATION TO DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICIES AND PRACTICES RELATED TO NUTRITION. 0 0 1452435 2696281 JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION- THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THE AJCN IS THE PUBLICATION OF BASIC AND CLINICAL STUDIES RELEVANT TO HUMAN NUTRITION. THE AJCN PUBLISHES PEER-REVIEWED, ORIGINAL RESEARCH CONTRIBUTED BY SCIENTISTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, EDITORIALS, SPECIAL ARTICLES, MEETING REPORTS, BOOK REVIEWS, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR AND A CALENDAR OF EVENTS. 1400653 1611967 JOURNAL OF NUTRITION - THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR NUTRITION IS PUBLISHED MONTHLY TO ENHANCE THE DISSEMINATION OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE OF NUTRITION TO APPROXIMATELY 5,000 SUBSCRIBERS. 3080236 124965 1551691 COUNCIL DESIGNATED FUNDS/AWARDS - AN AGGREGATION OF RESEARCH PROJECTS, SCIENTIFIC WORKSHOPS, MEETINGS, SYMPOSIA AND AWARDS TO YOUNG SCIENTISTS TO ASSIST IN THEIR TRAINING AND EXPAND THE KNOWLEDGE OF ALL SCIENTISTS.EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY MEETING - TO DEVELOP AND EXTEND KNOWLEDGE OF RESEARCH INFORMATION IN THE FIELDS OF NUTRITION AND CLINICAL NUTRITION TO APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MEMBERS AND 5,300 NON-MEMBERS EACH YEAR AT THE SCIENTIFIC ANNUAL MEETINGS FOR A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 15,400 ATTENDEES EACH YEAR.EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - ASN WAS ESTABLISHED TO DEVELOP AND EXTEND KNOWLEDGE OF NUTRITION TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN NUTRITION RESEARCH. 376705 7500 PUBLIC AFFAIRS - THE PRIMARY FOCUS IS TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN LIAISON WITH KEY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, THEIR STAFF AND COORDINATES AND INCREASE ASN'S PARTICIPATION IN ADVOCACY COALITIONS AND REPRESENT ASN WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES SUCH AS NIH, FDA, EPA, ETC. 306752 26683 1440 SOCIETY ADVANCEMENT- MEMBERSHIP HELPS NUTRITION SCIENTISTS DEVELOP PROFESSIONALLY, DISCOVER NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND INCREASE THEIR IMPACT IN THE FIELDS OF NUTRITION AND CLINICAL NUTRITION. THIS PROGRAM REACHES OUT TO POTENTIAL NEW MEMBERS BOTH INDIVIDUALLY AND CORPORATELY. THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR NUTRITION CURRENTLY SERVES APPROXIMATELY 4,500 SCIENTISTS AND PRACTITIONERS.NUTRITION NOTES - A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER THAT BRINGS INFORMATION ON EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMS SPONSORED BY THE SOCIETY TO THE ATTENTION OF ITS APPROXIMATELY 4,500 MEMBERS AND OTHER NUTRITION SCIENTISTS. 226240 242133 ADVANCES IN NUTRITION - A BIMONTHLY PUBLICATION THAT MEETS THE GROWING DEMAND FOR A PRESTIGIOUS, HIGH-PROFILE PUBLICATION THAT GATHERS, SYNTHESIZES, AND EXPLAINS THE CURRENT STATE OF KNOWLEDGE IN ALL FACETS OF THE FIELD. 216957 1377 OTHER JOURNALS:COMENDUM BOOKAJCN 1126654 34183 244950 7059978 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 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 90 0 1 34 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 MD X JOHN COURTNEY PHD 3016347073 9650 ROCKVILLE PIKE BETHESDA MD 20814 ROBERT M RUSSELL MD ASN FOUNDATION PRESIDENT 0.20 X X 0 0 0 LYNNETTE NEUFELD PHD BOARD MEMBER 0.20 X 0 0 0 EDWARD SALZMAN MD BOARD MEMBER 0.20 X 0 0 0 CONNIE BALES PHD RD BOARD MEMBER 0.20 X 0 0 0 CINDY DAVIS PHD BOARD MEMBER 0.20 X 0 0 0 PAUL COATES PHD BOARD MEMBER 0.20 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL MCBURNEY PHD BOARD MEMBER, EX-OFFICIO 0.20 X 0 0 0 GORDON JENSEN MD PHD PAST PRESIDENT 0.20 X X 0 0 0 SIMIN NIKBIN MEYDANI DVM PHD PRESIDENT 0.20 X X 0 0 0 KEWIN SCHALINSKE PHD RIS DIRECTOR 0.20 X 0 0 0 CATHERINE FIELD PHD RD SECRETARY 0.20 X X 0 0 0 BARBARA LYLE PHD TREASURER 0.20 X X 0 0 0 PATRICK STOVER PHD VICE PRESIDENT 0.20 X X 0 0 0 MARIAN NEUHOUSER PHD VICE PRESIDENT ELECT 0.20 X X 0 0 0 JOHN COURTNEY PHD EXECUTIVE OFFICER 37.50 X 466758 0 63047 SARAH OHLHORST EMPLOYEE 37.50 X 106177 0 26730 KAITE ZINIER EMPLOYEE 37.50 X 118032 0 24823 GWEN TWILLMAN VP OF EDUCATION 37.50 X 150833 0 31597 KAREN KING VP OF PUBLICATIONS 37.50 X 195667 0 19337 PAULA EICHENBRENNER VP OF SOCIETY ADVANCEMENT 37.50 X 133250 0 21313 1170717 0 186847 6 0 1 0 FASEB 9650 ROCKVILLE PIKE BETHESDA MD 20814 HR SERVICES, PAYROLL, DUES PROCESSING, O 3864998 SHERIDAN PRESS PO BOX 414784 BOSTON MA 022414784 PUBLISH AND DISTRIBUTE JOURNALS 695161 HIGHWIRE PRESS 425 BROADWAY STREET REDWOOD CITY CA 94063 ONLINE EDITING & COMPUTER SERVICES 246329 LINDA D MEYERS 5917 AVON DRIVE BETHESDA MD 20814 CONTRACTED SERVICES 100875 4 798900 1014559 1813459 SUBS. & SINGLE ISSUE S 511190 2555562 2555562 MEETING REVENUE 900099 1396321 1396321 SALE OF REPRINTS & PAG 511190 1039687 1039687 OPEN ACCESS FEES 511190 212972 212972 SUPPLEMENT PUBLICATION 511190 182633 182633 62325 62325 5449500 235699 235699 477969 477969 710574 555906 154668 154668 154668 ADVERTISING 541800 254662 51945 202717 PAY PER VIEW SALES 515100 22590 22590 MAILING LIST SALES 511140 21575 21575 5689 5689 304516 8435811 6029268 202717 390367 X 159148 159148 529805 450335 52980 26490 2038537 2038537 218553 218553 251043 86386 164657 168094 168094 74455 74455 139199 139199 478589 289256 142566 46767 198783 172898 24867 1018 45818 7333 38485 114014 28136 85878 288629 288629 209815 122242 81448 6125 1263794 1218293 44651 850 131828 131828 30927 985 29942 REDACTORY AND COMPOSITI 462890 462890 PRINTING & BINDING 211121 200232 10340 549 RIGHTSLINK - REPRINTS & 195043 195043 ASSOCIATE EDITOR/EB SUP 188200 188200 978001 1440064 -486249 24186 8376286 7059978 1045666 270642 194560 94925 652542 20715 272225 330906 1663798 1633025 62766 83954 1329856 648919 651584 680937 7423892 7740965 10921367 10585427 1574239 1434728 1596048 1403403 582103 657250 3752390 3495381 X 6052886 5960433 471091 484613 645000 645000 7168977 7090046 10921367 10585427 59525 -138457 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1150777 1131595 1511804 1667169 1813459 7274804 4510304 4584014 4773709 5093227 5449500 24410754 5661081 5715609 6285513 6760396 7262959 31685558 56300 103250 207450 194854 388873 950727 0 56300 103250 207450 194854 388873 950727 30734831 372375 383605 372646 710631 713668 2552925 372375 383605 372646 710631 713668 2552925 59064 32518 465 43290 78497 213834 276673 137506 128059 52299 101799 696336 6369193 6269238 6786683 7566616 8156923 35148653 0.87440 0.88620 0.07260 0.06530 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 321738 321738 8306831 8628569 581428 145357 0 0 512313 513651 553951 581428 2161343 3242015 500734 494081 172474 321738 1489027 128078 128413 138488 145357 540336 810504 868761 25000 14528 -14812 893477 825746 32500 43251 32736 868761 2921899 30000 244946 2371099 825746 3109394 20000 -171689 -35806 2921899 2782952 10000 269669 46773 3109394 0 0 75677 75677 0 1254179 573242 680937 680937 LINE OF CREDIT - UBS 657250 657250 X 9197675 -138457 901447 138073 901063 8296612 139199 139199 8435811 9365067 901447 226533 1127980 8237087 139199 139199 8376286 PART V, LINE 4: ALL ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADMINISTERING AWARDS TO SCIENTISTS IN THE FIELDS OF BOTH NUTRITION AND CLINICAL NUTRITION WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED A CERTAIN LEVEL OF COMMITTMENT AND EXCELLENCE IN THEIR WORK. THE FOLLOWING ARE A FEW EXAMPLES OF THE VARIOUS AWARD PURPOSES IN RECOGNITION OF: 1) OUTSTANDING FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH IN NUTRITION 2) PUBLICATION IN THE JOURNAL OF NUTRITION OF OUTSTANDING EXPERIMENTAL, APPLIED OR FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH IN NUTRITION 3) AN OUTSTANDING CAREER IN MEDICAL NUTRITION EDUCATION, FOR A SINGLE OUTSTANDING PIECE OF RESEARCH EARLY IN THEIR CAREER 4) AN INVESTIGATOR CONDUCTING CLINICAL, TRANSLATIONAL, IN VITRO AND/OR EX VIVO RESEARCH, WHOSE SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE ADVANCED THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE POTENTIAL HEALTH BENEFITS OF CULINARY HERBS AND SPICES 5) AN INVESTIGATOR FOR OUTSTANDING RESEARCH ON THE SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS FOR HUMAN HEALTH 6) FOR MERITORIOUS RESEARCH IN NUTRITION USING EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS AS MODELS BY AN INVESTIGATOR WHO RECEIVED THE DOCTORAL DEGREE IN THE 10 YEARS PRECEDING THE MONTH THE AWARD IS PRESENTED 7) IN RECOGNITION OF RECENT INVESTIGATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS OF SIGNIFICANCE TO THE BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN NUTRITION 8) RECOGNITION OF SCIENTIFIC AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE SCIENCE OF NUTRITION, 9) OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO TEACHING NUTRITION 10) AN INVESTIGATOR WHOSE SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF WHOLE GRAIN, OR A CLINICAL INVESTIGATOR WHO IS PERCEIVED CURRENTLY AS A MAJOR CREATIVE FORCE, ACTIVELY GENERATING NEW CONCEPTS IN NUTRITION AND PERSONALLY SEEING TO THE EXECUTION OF STUDIES TESTING THE VALIDITY OF THESE CONCEPTS. PART X, LINE 2: ASN IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE; ASN IS SUBJECT TO TAX ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME GENERATED FROM ADVERTISING INCOME. FOR 2014, ASN DID NOT INCUR A MATERIAL TAX FOR UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. ASN HAS DETERMINED THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR OBLIGATIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014. FISCAL YEARS ENDING ON OR AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2011 REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE TAX AUTHORITIES. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: AFFILIATE REVENUE REPORTED ON SEPARATE 990 PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: AFFILIATE EXPENSES REPORTED ON SEPARATE 990 1 EUROPE 1 1 PROGRAM SERVICES - PUBLICATIONS INSTITUTIONAL SUBSCRIPTION SALES IN EUROPE, US AND CANADA 10034 1 1 0 0 1 1 10034 0 10034 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: FUNDS ARE GIVEN FOR SPONSORSHIP OF EVENTS HELD OUTSIDE OF THE U.S. FUNDS ARE DIRECTED TO THE EVENT WHICH IS ATTENDED BY AN ASN REPRESENTATIVE, WHO ENSURES THE SOCIETY RECEIVES RECOGNITION OF THE SPONSORSHIP. 1 ACCN TRAVEL AWARD 4 3000 CELA AWARD 6 4250 CNIP AWARD 2 2500 EB14 TRAVEL 1 2299 EB14 VM RIS AWARD 2 200 EMM RIS AWARD 1 350 GNC POSTER AWARD 3 2750 GSRA AWARD 15 10500 KOREAN NUTRITION SOCIETY AWARD 1 500 MARC TRAVEL AWARD 15 25472 POSTER AWARDS - EB13 DBC RIS 3 700 POSTER AWARDS - DBC RIS 3 450 POSTER AWARDS - VITAMINS AND MINERALS RIS 2 200 PRE DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP 1 5000 SCIENTIFIC AWARDS - EV MCCOLLUM AWARD 1 1500 SCIENTIFIC AWARDS - GENERAL MILLS BELL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND NUTRITION - INNOVATION AWARD 1 5000 SCIENTIFIC AWARDS - GILBERT A. LEVEILLE LECTURESHIP AND AWARD 1 3000 SCIENTIFIC AWARDS - MCCORMICK SCIENCE INSTITUTE RESEARCH AWARD 1 2500 SCIENTIFIC AWARDS - PETER J. REEDS MEMORIAL YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD 1 1500 SCIENTIFIC AWARDS - POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH AWARD COMPETITION 5 1500 SCIENTIFIC AWARDS - SAMUEL J. FOMON YOUNG PHYSICIAN AWARD 1 5000 SCIENTIFIC AWARDS - VERNON R. YOUNG INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR AMINO ACID RESEARCH 1 2500 SIG TRAVEL AWARD 3 450 SUNDE AWARD 1 2500 PART I, LINE 2: THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR NUTRITION ANNUALLY RECOGNIZES INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN NUTRITION RESEARCH AND PUBLIC SERVICE. NOMINATIONS MAY BE MADE BY ANYONE, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE RESPECTIVE NOMINATING COMMITTEES AND NONMEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY. NOMINATIONS FOR EACH AWARD WILL BE RETAINED FOR TWO YEARS. CANDIDATES MAY BE RE-NOMINATED. CANDIDATES FOR AWARDS NEED NOT BE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY. HOWEVER, THE AWARDS ARE USUALLY GIVEN TO PROFESSIONALLY ACTIVE NUTRITION SCIENTISTS. AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS RECEIVED ONE ASN AWARD IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ANOTHER AWARD UNLESS IT IS FOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS NOT COVERED BY THE FIRST AWARD. AWARD JURIES, COMPOSED OF ASN MEMBERS, ARE APPOINTED EACH YEAR BY THE PRESIDENT. THEIR NAMES ARE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL. THE JURIES SELECT THE AWARD WINNERS FOR THAT YEAR. IF A JURY BELIEVES THAT NO NOMINATED CANDIDATE MERITS AN AWARD, NO AWARD WILL BE GIVEN THAT YEAR. AN AWARD IS USUALLY GIVEN TO ONE PERSON, BUT A JURY MAY RECOMMEND THAT THE AWARD BE GIVEN TO TWO OR MORE INDIVIDUALS WHO COLLABORATED IN RECENT RESEARCH. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 JOHN COURTNEY PHD EXECUTIVE OFFICER 466758 0 0 0 0 0 43500 0 19547 0 529805 0 0 0 GWEN TWILLMAN VP OF EDUCATION 150833 0 0 0 0 0 14083 0 17514 0 182430 0 0 0 KAREN KING VP OF PUBLICATIONS 195667 0 0 0 0 0 17567 0 1770 0 215004 0 0 0 PAULA EICHENBRENNER VP OF SOCIETY ADVANCEMENT 133250 0 0 0 0 0 13325 0 7988 0 154563 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 BONUS TO JOHN COURTNEY OF $43,000 PAID IN 2014 AND WAS ACCRUED IN 2013. BONUS TO GWEN TWILLMAN OF $10,000 PAID IN 2014 AND WAS ACCRUED IN 2013. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A ARTICLE VI. NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS SECTION 1. NOMINATING COMMITTEE. A NOMINATING COMMITTEE SHALL BE ELECTED BY THE VOTING MEMBERSHIP OF THE SOCIETY. THE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, AND TREASURER, WITH THE PRESIDENT AS CHAIR, SHALL PROPOSE FIVE PAIRS OF NAMES SELECTED FROM THE MEMBERSHIP. EACH OF THE PAIRS PROPOSED SHALL BE FROM A DIFFERENT AREA OF NUTRITIONAL INTEREST. PERIODIC IDENTIFICATION, DEFINITION AND REVIEW OF THE DESIGNATED AREAS OF INTEREST ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE. AFTER THE PRESIDENT HAS ASCERTAINED THAT EACH NOMINEE IS WILLING TO SERVE IF ELECTED, THE FIVE PAIRS OF NAMES SHALL BE INCLUDED ON THE BALLOT SENT TO THE MEMBERSHIP. THE CANDIDATE RECEIVING THE LARGEST NUMBER OF VOTES SHALL SERVE AS CHAIR. THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE SHALL SERVE FOR ONE YEAR. NO MEMBER OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE SHALL SERVE FOR MORE THAN TWO CONSECUTIVE TERMS. SECTION 2. NOMINATIONS. THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE SHALL MAKE NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT ANNUALLY AND FOR SECRETARY AND TREASURER-ELECT WHEN APPLICABLE. THE CHAIR OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE, HAVING ASCERTAINED THAT EACH NOMINEE IS WILLING TO SERVE IF ELECTED, SHALL TRANSMIT THE COMMITTEE'S LIST OF NOMINEES TO THE OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER. THE LATTER SHALL PREPARE A BALLOT LISTING THE NOMINEES AND ALSO PROVIDING SPACE FOR WRITE-IN NOMINATIONS. THE BALLOT SHALL BE SENT TO EACH REGULAR, ASSOCIATE, AND EMERITUS MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY, TOGETHER WITH INSTRUCTIONS AND A DEADLINE FOR ITS RETURN. SECTION 3. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. THE PRESIDENT SHALL APPOINT TELLERS WHO, PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING, SHALL COUNT THE BALLOTS THAT HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY THE OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER NO LATER THAN TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING. THE TELLERS SHALL PRESENT THE RESULTS IN WRITING TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIETY. A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST SHALL BE REQUIRED TO ELECT. IN THE EVENT THAT NO ONE CANDIDATE RECEIVES A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST, A SECOND BALLOT SHALL BE TAKEN BETWEEN TWO CANDIDATES WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES ON THE FIRST BALLOT. THE SECOND VOTING THUS REQUIRED SHALL BE TAKEN AT THE ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING BY THE QUALIFIED MEMBERS PRESENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE CONTROLLER OF ASN CONDUCTS AN EXTENSIVE REVIEW OF EACH YEAR'S FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS SIGNED BY THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND SENT TO THE IRS. EACH PAGE OF THE FORM 990/990-T IS REVIEWED FOR MATHEMATICAL ACCURACY AND ACCURACY OF CONTENT. A COPY OF THE 990 AND 990-T ARE ALSO PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ASN MONITORS POTENTIAL AND ACTUAL CONFLICTS WITH AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE BY OFFICERS, BOARD MEMBERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. IN ADDITION, ASN REQUIRES THE FILING OF COI DISCLOSURES OR ATTESTATIONS OF ZERO CONFLICT FOR INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BY SPEAKERS OR OTHER KEY PARTICIPANTS. THE EXECUTIVE BOARD (OR PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS) DETERMINES CONFLICTS AND RESTRICTIONS AS APPROPRIATE. FOR EXAMPLE, BOARD MEMBERS WITH A DETERMINED CONFLICT ON A CERTAIN ISSUE ARE RESTRICTED FROM VOTING ON OR PARTICIPATING IN DISCUSSIONS OF RELATED MATTERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S ANNUAL COMPENSATION IS GOVERNED BY AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EO AND THE ASN EXECUTIVE BOARD. THE CONTRACT SPELLS OUT THE PROCESS OF THE ANNUAL REVIEW, APPROVAL, ANNUAL INCREASE AND CRITERIA FOR RECEIVING BONUSES. AS PER THE AGREEMENT, THE ANNUAL BASE SALARY PAID TO THE EO WILL BE IN THE TOP 25% OF COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. IN ADDITION AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE-BASED INCREASE AND BONUS IN SALARY SHALL BE PAID TO THE EO BASED UPON SUCCESS IN ACHIEVING IDENTIFIED PERFORMANCE GOALS AS MUTUALLY AGREED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT AND THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER. ALL OTHER REVIEW PROCESSES FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES ARE GOVERNED BY THE HUMAN RESOURCES PROVIDER. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ARE PROVIDED TO ASN BY THEIR HR SERVICE PROVIDER AT FASEB. AND BY DEFINITION THERE ARE NO KEY EMPLOYEES OF ASN OTHER THAN THE EO JOHN COURTNEY. THE LAST YEAR THIS PROCESS WAS UNDERTAKEN FOR THE EO WAS IN DECEMBER OF 2010. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR NUTRITION PROVIDES COPIES OF ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS UPON REQUEST OR BY INSPECTION AT THEIR OFFICE ADDRESS OF 9650 ROCKVILLE PIKE, BETHESDA, MD 20814. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24E ON-LINE PUBLISHING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 165,151. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 165,151. ADDRESSING, MAILING & SHIPPING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 116,976. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 15,830. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 132,806. SYMPOSIUM SPEAKERS SUPPORT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 108,526. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 108,526. SUPPLEMENTS/EB SYMPOSIA EDITING, COMPOSITION & PRINTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 100,796. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 100,796. DUES PROCESSING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 43,573. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 52,646. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,599. TOTAL EXPENSES 97,818. BANK FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 10,523. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 83,179. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 93,702. EDITORIAL OFFICE SUPPORT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 88,786. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 88,786. EDITORIAL PEER REVIEW: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 78,680. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 78,680. STAFF DEVELOPMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 34,922. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 35,739. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 348. TOTAL EXPENSES 71,009. HONORARIA & STIPENDS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 68,784. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 68,784. EQUIP. LEASES & MAINTENANCE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 758. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 39,344. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 40,102. SUBSCRIPTION FULFILLMENT - FASEB: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 23,901. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 23,901. BOARD & OFFICERS' EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 22,925. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 22,925. SUBSCRIPTION REPRESENTATION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 20,068. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 20,068. MEDIA TRACKING & TRAINING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 16,151. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 16,151. OTHER EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,804. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 11,584. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 112. TOTAL EXPENSES 14,500. SUSTAINING MEMBER SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 13,452. TOTAL EXPENSES 13,452. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 9,375. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 505. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 9,880. BAD DEBT EXPENSE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4,474. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 4,474. STORAGE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,208. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 715. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,923. GRANTS & CONTRIBUTIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,915. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,915. LESS: M&G AWARDS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES -1,915. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES -1,915. OVERHEAD ALLOCATION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 521,598. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES -727,706. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 8,675. TOTAL EXPENSES -197,433. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2C: PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.