2015-11-16T15:40:23-06:00 2014-12-31 381357951 PLANTE & MORAN PLLC 10 S RIVERSIDE PLAZA 9TH FLOOR CHICAGO IL 60606 990 2014-01-01 363022713 THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS SOCI 3122025800 633 N SAINT CLAIR ST STE 2320 CHICAGO IL 60611 ROBERT A WYNBRANDT EXECUTIVE DIR & GENERAL COUNSEL 3122025800 2015-11-13 1 KIMBERLY A HAUMANN P00546491 3122071040 2015-11-13 2014 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z ROBERT A WYNBRANDT 633 N SAINT CLAIR ST STE 2320 CHICAGO IL 60611 26740618 0 X WWW.STS.ORG X 1971 IL TO ENHANCE THE ABILITY OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEONS TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY PATIENT CARE THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND ADVOCACY. 16 16 61 286 1052504 2330 1170740 619183 13838077 15767168 2235294 2305199 2644514 2424518 19888625 21116068 297707 75372 0 0 6002625 6337611 0 0 0 9365362 10475664 15665694 16888647 4222931 4227421 43967204 46646110 11240018 11006127 32727186 35639983 TO ENHANCE THE ABILITY OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEONS TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY PATIENT CARE THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND ADVOCACY. 0 0 EDUCATION - PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND PUBLISH A JOURNAL REGARDING MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION TO ALMOST 7,200 MEMBERS. HEALTH POLICY - EDUCATE ALMOST 7,200 MEMBERS ABOUT EXISTING AND PROPOSED LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS, AND EDUCATE GOVERNMENTAL BODIES ABOUT THE SPECIALTY. QUALITY, RESEARCH, AND PATIENT SAFETY - DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN THE STS NATIONAL DATABASE FOR THORACIC SURGERY CLINICAL OUTCOMES, PROMULGATE CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES TO ENHANCE PATIENT CARE, AND ENGAGE IN RELATED ACTIVITIES. 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 40 0 1 61 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 16 16 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X GEORGE BOHN 3122025800 633 N SAINT CLAIR ST SUITE 2320 CHICAGO IL 60611 DAVID A FULLERTON PRESIDENT 12.00 X X 8000 0 0 MARK S ALLEN FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT 12.00 X X 1000 0 0 JOSEPH E BAVARIA SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 1000 0 0 KEITH S NAUNHEIM SECRETARY 12.00 X X 5500 0 0 ROBERT SD HIGGINS TREASURER 3.00 X X 1000 0 0 DOUGLAS WOOD IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFERY B RICH IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT 2.00 X 0 0 0 CAMERON L STOCK JR RESIDENT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PIETER A KAPPETEIN INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 FRIEDRICH W MOHR INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHINICHI TAKAMOTO INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER A CALDERONE CANADIAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SEAN C GRONDIN CANADIAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TONY COELHO PUBLIC DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH F SABIK III DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID R JONES DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN H CALHOON DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE 2.00 X 0 0 0 CAMERON D WRIGHT DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE 2.00 X 0 0 0 EMILE A BACHA DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHANDA H BLACKMON DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN F MEYERS DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT A WYNBRANDT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & GENERAL COUNSEL 60.00 X 914613 0 53418 SYLVIA L NOVICK DIRECTOR - FINANCE 40.00 X 239274 0 35250 WILLIAM F SEWARD ASSOCIATE EXECUTIIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 286783 0 36008 CYNTHIA M SHEWAN DIRECTOR - RESEARCH 40.00 X 186822 0 19561 DELAINE S SCHMITZ DIRECTOR - QUALITY 40.00 X 177502 0 20455 DAMON K MARQUIS DIRECTOR - EDUCTION AND MEMBERSHIP 40.00 X 172867 0 20089 W GRAHAME RUSH DIRECTOR - INFORMATION SERVICES 40.00 X 167918 0 24976 NATALIE J BODEN DIRECTOR - MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS 40.00 X 155743 0 33004 COURTNEY YOHE DIRECTOR - GOVERNMENT RELATIONS 40.00 X 138170 0 10032 GEORGE P BOHN CONTROLLER 40.00 X 132051 0 25708 DONNA MCDONALD SENIOR MANAGER - NATIONAL DATABASE AND PATIENT SAF 40.00 X 122055 0 8423 BETH J WINER SENIOR MANAGER - AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS 40.00 X 108976 0 18366 2819274 0 305290 12 0 1 0 DUKE UNIVERSITY PO BOX 17969 DURHAM NC 27715 DATA WAREHOUSING 2043303 MARRIOTT BUSINESS SERVICES PO BOX 402642 ATLANTA GA 30384 HOSPITALITY/MEETING EVENT 705439 CPUP DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY 3400 SPRUCE STREET - 4 SILVERTEIN PHILADELPHIA PA 19104 PUBLISHING 528720 PSAV NATIONAL OPERATIONS 23918 NETWORK PLACE CHICAGO IL 60676 AUDIO VISUAL 499749 TELLIGEN 1776 W PARKWAY WEST DES MOINES IA 50266 DATA AUDITING CONSULTANT 454180 18 619183 619183 NATIONAL DATABASE 611710 5615726 5615726 EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS 611710 3845949 3832044 13905 MEMBERSHIP DUES 611710 2763471 2763471 TVT REGISTRY 611710 1318222 1318222 PUBLICATIONS & SUBSCRIPTIONS 611710 1078314 1078314 1145486 131887 1013599 15767168 1182664 1182664 2331284 2331284 68234 0 68234 68234 68234 6747085 5624550 1122535 1122535 1122535 A.M. PROGRAM & ABSTRACT BOOKS 900004 25000 25000 25000 21116068 14739664 1052504 4704717 X 25250 50122 3124563 2365331 73801 434221 339695 77833 50698 133855 4330733 1782522 189955 448166 483588 2562175 298934 58897 MEMBERSHIP FEES 58308 16888647 4045280 3838264 2306841 1307844 785617 949195 733650 756829 4627682 2754266 1099584 1873416 33346553 36186319 1640416 1724980 9263 9263 43967204 46646110 5726718 5153022 5513300 5853105 11240018 11006127 X 32364955 35277963 362231 362020 32727186 35639983 43967204 46646110 4227421 -1314624 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 1 2412050 213178 -942151 -728973 434169 -1163142 1399508 850712 548796 78057 76871 1186 3150117 1826683 1323434 1873416 X PART X, LINE 2: THE SOCIETY IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION AND IS EXEMPT FROM TAX UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(6). ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REQUIRE MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE SOCIETY AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY IF THE SOCIETY HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITIONS THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE IRS OR OTHER APPLICABLE TAX AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE SOCIETY AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, SUBJECT TO THE RESULTS OF THE IRS AUDIT DISCUSSED IMMEDIATELY BELOW. THE SOCIETY IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS. THE IRS IS IN THE PROCESS OF AUDITING THE SOCIETY'S 2011 FORMS 990 AND 990-T AND, AS OF APRIL 9, 2015, IT HAD NOT CONCLUDED ITS AUDIT. MANAGEMENT DOES NOT EXPECT TO MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS. IN ADDITION, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES IT IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2008. FORM 990, PART IV, LINE 11F ON AUGUST 11, 2015, THE SOCIETY'S RECEIVED IRS FORM 886A ("REVENUE AGENT REPORT") RELATED TO THE IRS AUDIT OF STS FORMS 990 AND 990-T FOR 2011, 2012 AND 2013, IN WHICH THE IRS REVENUE AGENT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AUDIT CONCLUDED THAT ROYALTY REVENUE RECEIVED BY THE SOCIETY IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY WAS TAXABLE INCOME. THE SOCIETY STRONGLY DISAGREES WITH THIS CONCLUSION, AND THEREFORE FILED A LETTER OF PROTEST AND REQUEST FOR APPEAL WITH THE IRS ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2015. THAT APPEAL IS NOW PENDING. NORTH AMERICA 0 0 AATS MEETING MEETING PARTICIPATION 14642 MIDDLE EAST 0 0 ASCVTS MEETINGESTS MEETING MEETING PARTICIPATION 19955 EUROPE 0 0 EACTS MEETING MEETING PARTICIPATION 45622 EUROPE 0 0 ESTS MEETING MEETING PARTICIPATION 13648 0 0 0 0 0 0 93867 0 93867 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3: FAIR VALUE 1 CAMPAIGN FOR TOBACCO-FREE KIDS 1400 I STREET NW NO 1200 WASHINGTON DC 20005 521969967 501C3 12000 GENERAL FUNDING AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THORACIC SURGERY 500 CUMMINGS CENTER SUITE 4550 BEVERLY MA 01915 046406547 501C6 9250 SCHOLARSHIP FUND AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS 633 N ST CLAIR ST CHICAGO IL 60611 362192800 501C3 4000 SCHOLARSHIP FUND 2 1 TRAVEL EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT 44 17856 LODGING EXPENSES PAID BY STS 44 32266 PART I, LINE 2: RECIPIENT RECEIVES A SCHOLARSHIP FOR TRAVEL AND LODGING EXPENSES AS APPROVED BY THE WORKFORCE (WF) ON THORACIC SURGERY RESIDENT ISSUES. CORRESPONDING EXPENSES ARE AUTHORIZED AND APPROVED BY STS STAFF IN ACCORDANCE WITH DIRECTIVES BY THE WF. X X X X 0 1 0 ROBERT A WYNBRANDT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & GENERAL COUNSEL 542367 0 136421 0 235825 0 20833 0 32585 0 968031 0 235825 0 SYLVIA L NOVICK DIRECTOR - FINANCE 221089 0 18185 0 0 0 12350 0 22900 0 274524 0 0 0 WILLIAM F SEWARD ASSOCIATE EXECUTIIVE DIRECTOR 278742 0 8041 0 0 0 9518 0 26490 0 322791 0 0 0 CYNTHIA M SHEWAN DIRECTOR - RESEARCH 172586 0 12796 0 1440 0 7709 0 11852 0 206383 0 0 0 DELAINE S SCHMITZ DIRECTOR - QUALITY 164834 0 12668 0 0 0 8216 0 12239 0 197957 0 0 0 DAMON K MARQUIS DIRECTOR - EDUCTION AND MEMBERSHIP 158153 0 13274 0 1440 0 7678 0 12411 0 192956 0 0 0 W GRAHAME RUSH DIRECTOR - INFORMATION SERVICES 155442 0 12476 0 0 0 8522 0 16454 0 192894 0 0 0 NATALIE J BODEN DIRECTOR - MARKETING AND COMMUNICATI 143809 0 11934 0 0 0 8037 0 24967 0 188747 0 0 0 GEORGE P BOHN CONTROLLER 124304 0 7747 0 0 0 2767 0 22941 0 157759 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4B ROBERT A. WYNBRANDT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & GENERAL COUNSEL, RECEIVED A BENEFIT OF $8,333 THROUGH THE 457(F) PLAN. THE PLAN WAS TERMINATED DURING 2014 WITH A TOTAL DISTRIBUTION TO PARTICIPANT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 DR. FULLERTON IS A NON-COMPENSATED MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF GENESEE BIOMEDICAL WHICH PAID STS A FEE TO EXHIBIT AT THE STS ANNUAL MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION IS A MEMBERSHIP SOCIETY AND HAS ALMOST 7,200 MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY ARE ELECTED BY THE MEMBERSHIP AT ITS ANNUAL MEETING PURSUANT TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B CERTAIN DECISIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODY (E.G., REGARDING DUES AND BYLAWS AMENDMENTS) ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE ORGANIZATION RETAINED THE SERVICES OF AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM TO PREPARE ITS FORM 990. MANAGEMENT THEN REVIEWED THE COMPLETED FORM 990 AND PROVIDED A FULL COPY TO ALL VOTING MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS (I.E., THE GOVERNING BODY). THE VOTING MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY WERE GIVEN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REVIEW THE RETURN AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS DIRECTLY TO MANAGEMENT OR SENIOR CORPORATE OFFICERS. FINALLY, THE ORGANIZATION'S SENIOR OFFICERS MET WITH MANAGEMENT AND DISCUSSED THE RETURN PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, KEY EMPLOYEES, AND OTHERS ARE ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AS A REQUIREMENT OF SERVICE. THE STATEMENT ON STS DISCLOSURE POLICY AND GUIDELINES REGARDING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IS READ AT THE BEGINNING OF EVERY BOARD OF DIRECTORS, COMMITTEE, COUNCIL OPERATING BOARD, AND WORKFORCE MEETING. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR THE APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, THE PERSON WITH SUCH A CONFLICT MUST DISCLOSE THE RELATIONSHIP AND REFRAIN FROM VOTING ON THE MATTER; IF THE NATURE OF THE RELATIONSHIP SUGGESTS THAT HIS OR HER PRESENCE MAY BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE DISCUSSION, HE OR SHE MUST EXIT THE MEETING. THE MEETING CHAIR MAKES THE FINAL DETERMINATION AS TO THE APPROPRIATE ACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 15A. THE SOCIETY ENGAGES AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT PERIODICALLY, USUALLY EVERY TWO OR THREE YEARS, TO PERFORM A MARKET SALARY ANALYSIS FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & GENERAL COUNSEL POSITION. THE SAME PROCESS THAT IS USED TO DETERMINE THE SALARY FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & GENERAL COUNSEL AS FOR STS EMPLOYED STAFF DIRECTORS, INCLUDING COMPARATIVE SALARY DATA FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS OBTAINED FROM FORMS 990 OF OTHER NATIONAL MEDICAL SPECIALTY SOCIETIES. THIS INFORMATION IS SHARED WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHICH DETERMINES THE NEW LEVEL OF COMPENSATION AND COMMUNICATES THE SALARY INFORMATION TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & GENERAL COUNSEL AND TO THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION FOR IMPLEMENTATION. AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT WAS UTILIZED AS A PART OF THIS PROCESS IN 2012, BUT NOT IN 2013 OR 2014. AN ADJUSTMENT IS MADE TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & GENERAL COUNSEL'S SALARY ANNUALLY FOR A MERIT INCREASE, WHICH IS BASED ON A FORMAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION. 15B. COMPENSATION - THE SOCIETY ENGAGES AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT PERIODICALLY, USUALLY EVERY TWO OR THREE YEARS, TO PERFORM A MARKET SALARY ANALYSIS FOR STS POSITIONS. THE CONSULTANT MEETS WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & GENERAL COUNSEL AND EACH STAFF DIRECTOR TO ASCERTAIN INFORMATION RELEVANT TO EACH POSITION. THE CONSULTANT ALSO REVIEWS EACH OF THE POSITION DESCRIPTIONS, DETERMINES APPROPRIATE MATCHES FROM COMPENSATION MARKET SURVEYS, E.G., TOWERS WATSON, PRM, ASSOCIATION FORUM, AND ASAE, FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMPILES AND ANALYZES THIS MARKET DATA FOR EACH POSITION. THE CONSULTANT MEETS WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & GENERAL COUNSEL AND THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION TO REVIEW THE COMPENSATION ANALYSIS, AND MAKES ADJUSTMENTS TO THE ANALYSIS, AS APPROPRIATE, BASED ON ADDITIONAL DATA PROVIDED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & GENERAL COUNSEL AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION. UTILIZING THE CONSULTANT'S ANALYSIS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & GENERAL COUNSEL MAKES SALARY ADJUSTMENTS AND COMMUNICATES NEW SALARIES IN WRITING TO OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND SENDS THE DATA TO THE STS TREASURER FOR REVIEW. AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT WAS UTILIZED AS PART OF THIS PROCESS IN 2012, BUT NOT IN 2013 OR 2014. ADJUSTMENTS ARE MADE TO SALARIES ANNUALLY FOR MERIT INCREASES, WHICH ARE BASED ON FORMAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS AND KEY GOVERNANCE POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE STS WEBSITE. OTHER GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AS WELL AS THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS 909,502. RECRUITMENT 203,171. DATA AUDITING 473,466. DATA WAREHOUSING & ANALYSIS 2,298,722. TEMP. SERVICES 121,573. MISCELLANEOUS 69,146. VENDOR CERTIFICATIONS 255,153. SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 20 F STREET NW SUITE 310C WASHINGTON DC 20001 522017375 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE DC 527 0 THORACIC SURGERY FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION (TSFRE) 633 N ST CLAIR ST 23RD FL CHICAGO IL 60611 363635910 RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IL 501 SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 TSFRE R 367639 CASH PAID TSFRE S 190975 CASH PAID