2014-02-12T15:41:49-06:00 2013-06-30 860683059 BEACHFLEISCHMAN PC PO BOX 64130 TUCSON AZ 857284130 990 2012-07-01 770355224 AMERICAN FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROME ASSOCIATION INC AMER 5207331570 PO BOX 32698 TUCSON AZ 857512698 KRISTIN THORSON 5207331570 2014-01-13 1 KIM D PASKAL CPA P00441218 5203214600 2012 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z KRISTIN THORSON PO BOX 32698 TUCSON AZ 857512698 28734 0 X WWW.AFSAFUND.ORG X 1993 CA FUND SUPERIOR QUALITY SCIENTIFIC STUDIES ON FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROME 5 5 0 0 0 0 41642 28455 0 0 246 -975 0 0 41888 27480 1175 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11057 8626 12232 8626 29656 18854 1030186 1051908 0 0 1030186 1051908 THE AMERICAN FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROME ASSOCIATION'S (AFSA) PRIMARY MISSION IS TO FUND SUPERIOR QUALITY, SCIENTIFIC STUDIES ON FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROME (FMS), WHICH IS AN EXTREMELY PAINFUL, FATIGUING, AND OFTEN DEBILITATING MEDICAL CONDITION. 0 0 1040 0 WITH RESEARCH GRANTS FROM AFSA, (RANGING FROM $15,000 TO $50,000), TALENTED SCIENTISTS COLLECT INFORMATION AND CONTINUE THEIR STUDIES ON FIBROMYALGIA. AFSA'S MEDICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (MAC) IS MADE UP OF SCIENTISTS IN THE FIELD WHO INDEPENDENTLY GRADE PROJECT PROPOSALS. THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR OR HIS/HER COLLABORATOR MUST BE AN EXPERIENCED, PUBLISHED RESEARCHER. AS MORE IS LEARNED ABOUT FIBROMYALGIA, ADDITIONAL INTRIGUING QUESTIONS ARE POSED, AND AFSA'S ROLE IN FUNDING RESEARCH CONTINUES TO BE ESSENTIAL FOR PROGRESS IN THE FIELD. 1040 1 0 0 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 AZ CA X KRISTIN THORSON 5207331570 PO BOX 32698 TUCSON AZ 857512698 X KRISTIN THORSON 5.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVE THORSON 0.50 X X 0 0 0 ARNE OFTEDAL CPA 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BILL COHEN 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28455 28455 279 279 1254 -1254 -1254 -1254 27480 0 0 -975 X 1630 1630 1356 1356 2468 560 1908 2692 2692 WEBSITE 480 480 8626 1040 7586 0 55655 75484 960325 960604 14206 15820 1030186 1051908 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 1030186 1051908 1030186 1051908 1030186 1051908 18854 2868 0 X 0 0 0 X 67944 50571 24315 41642 28455 212927 67944 50571 24315 41642 28455 212927 17777 195150 13714 985 130 246 279 15354 228281 339 0.85490 0.83160 X 0 8625 8625 1725 431 0 0 43319 13001 2446 1725 60491 90737 0 10830 3250 612 431 15123 22685 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 STEVE AND KRISTIN THORSON ARE MARRIED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA. A DRAFT RETURN IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT. ONCE THE PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT APPROVE THE DRAFT, A COPY IS EMAILED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15: AFSA DOES NOT PAY ANY COMPENSATION, AND THEREFORE DOES NOT HAVE A PROCESS IN PLACE FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST, OR MAY BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. OTHER FEES FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACT LABOR: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,356. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,356.