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SOUTHERN THORACIC SURGICAL ASSOCIATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
SOUTHERN THORACIC SURGICAL ASSOCIATION INC (EIN 36-3181838)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-10-07
IRS object ID
201412809349300811
Schema version
2013v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2014-10-07T09:53:48-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN362985665PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WOLF & COMPANY LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11901 S MEYERS RD SUITE 500AddressLine1
CityOAKBROOK TERRACECity
StateILState
ZIP Code601815209ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN363181838EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SOUTHERN THORACIC SURGICAL ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSOUTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3122025892PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1633 N SAINT CLAIR STREET NO 2320AddressLine1
CityCHICAGOCity
StateILState
ZIP Code606113658ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonDAVID JONES MDPersonNm
Person TitleSECRETARY/TREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone3122025892PhoneNum
Signature2014-09-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDAVID R SIEHOFFPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00175845PTIN
Phone6305454500PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDAVID JONES MDPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1633 N SAINT CLAIR STREET NO 2320AddressLine1
CityCHICAGOCity
StateILState
ZIP Code606113658ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$914,491GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.STSA.ORG/WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1954FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO DISSEMINATE KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION AND TO STIMULATE PROGRESS IN THE FIELDS OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers35TotalVolunteersCnt
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Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$2,250PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$6,200CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$656,408PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$616,068CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$71,271PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$101,328CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$4,350PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$5,250CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$734,279PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$728,846CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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PY Total Expenses$513,200PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$539,218CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$221,079PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$189,628CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$2,215,062TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$66,460TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$262,044TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,953,018NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO DISSEMINATE KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION AND TO STIMULATE PROGRESS IN THE FIELDS OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescANNUAL MEETINGS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS TO GATHER AND DISCUSS NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIELD OF CARDIOTHORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY AND SHARE IDEAS FOR IMPROVEMENTSDesc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescEDUCATION AND PROGRAMS OFFERED TO MEMBERS TO ASSIST THEM IN MEETING THEIR CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTSDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document4IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members11GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member11IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesYes (1)DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3122025892PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1633 N SAINT CLAIR STREET NO 2320AddressLine1
CityCHICAGOCity
StateILState
ZIP Code606113658ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
RICHARD FREEMAN MD
DIRECTOR OF CME4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN W HAMMON
HISTORIAN1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW FIORE MD
COUNCILOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN IKONOMIDIS MD
COUNCILOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTINA LAU MD
COUNCILOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD PRAGER MD
PRESIDENT4.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ROBERT CERFOLIO MD
COUNCIL CHAIR4.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
WALTER MERILL MD
PAST PRESIDENT2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JEFFREY JACOBS
VICE-PRESIDENT2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JOHN CALHOON
PRESIDENT ELECT2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
DAVID JONES MD
SECRETARY/TREASURER4.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
DANIEL MILLER MD
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Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONSBusinessNameLine1

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1633 N ST CLAIR STAddressLine1
CityCHICAGOCity
StateILState
ZIP Code60611ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesMANAGEMENTServicesDesc
Compensation$135,516CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$6,200AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$6,200TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

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ANNUAL MTG/EXHIBITS900099$419,628$419,628
MEMBERSHIP DUES900099$194,060$194,060
ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS900099$2,380$2,380
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$616,068TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$56,935TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$56,935ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$230,038SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$185,645SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$44,393SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Total Revenue Column$44,393TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$44,393ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

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INITIATION FEES900099$3,150$3,150
MISCELLANEOUS900099$2,100$2,100
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$5,250OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$728,846TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$621,318RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$101,328ExclusionAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$135,516TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,100TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,837TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,358TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,127TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$331,977TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,505TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
COMMITTEES$13,150
BANK CHARGES$8,924
CONTRIBUTION$5,200
BOARD ACTIVITIES$4,405

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,119TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$539,218TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$437,943BOYAmt
EOY$697,363EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,732BOYAmt
EOY$30,306EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$13,365BOYAmt
EOY$15,770EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,354,677BOYAmt
EOY$1,471,623EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,842,717BOYAmt
EOY$2,215,062EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$66,035BOYAmt
EOY$261,769EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$425BOYAmt
EOY$275EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$66,460BOYAmt
EOY$262,044EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,731,247BOYAmt
EOY$1,903,005EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,010BOYAmt
EOY$50,013EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,776,257BOYAmt
EOY$1,953,018EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,842,717BOYAmt
EOY$2,215,062EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$189,628ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$12,867NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House LobbyingYes (1)OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescEQUITIESDesc
Book Value$1,471,623BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$1,471,623TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$715,979TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$12,867NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$12,867RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$728,846RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$728,846TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$539,218TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$539,218ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$539,218TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPART X, LINE 2: THE ASSOCIATION'S ADOPTION OF ASC 740 RESULTED IN NO MATERIAL IMPACT ON THE ASSOCIATION'S FINANCIAL POSITION OR RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3STSA HIRES AND RETAINS STS TO PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR STSA AND TO PERFORM SUCH OTHER DUTIES AND SERVICES AS MAY BE ENTRUSTED TO STS BY STSA IN ACCORDANCE WITH STSA'S BYLAWS, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, RULES AND REGULATIONS AND BUDGET. THE STS OFFICE SERVES AS THE HEADQUARTERS FOR STSA. THE EMPLOYEES OF STS PROVIDE THESE SERVICES AND TOTAL FEES PAID TO STS ARE $135,516.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE ASSOCIATION HAS MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AMEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BTHE MEMBERS VOTE ON BYLAW CHANGES, APPROVE NEW MEMBERS AND THE SLATE OF NOMINATIONS FOR OFFICERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE 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 (IE. THE GONVERNING 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 CORPORATE OFFICERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12COFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND OTHERS ARE ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AS A REQUIREMENT OF SERVICE. THE STATEMENT ON STSA 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 DETERMINATIONS TO THE APPROPRIATE ACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CNO CHANGE IN THE PROCESS FROM PRIOR YEAR.