2014-11-11T09:33:02-06:00 2013-12-31 381357951 PLANTE & MORAN PLLC 10 S RIVERSIDE PLAZA 9TH FLOOR CHICAGO IL 60606 990 2013-01-01 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 2014-11-10 1 KIMBERLY A HAUMANN P00546491 3122071040 2014-11-10 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z ROBERT A WYNBRANDT 633 N SAINT CLAIR ST STE 2320 CHICAGO IL 60611 24113289 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 62 288 949107 -71213 2577069 1170740 13044811 13838077 829160 2235294 2726502 2644514 19177542 19888625 1485000 297707 0 0 5366030 6002625 0 0 0 9697604 9365362 16548634 15665694 2628908 4222931 38442706 43967204 11037155 11240018 27405551 32727186 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 7,000 MEMBERS. HEALTH POLICY - EDUCATE ALMOST 7,000 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 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 77 0 1 62 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 DOUGLAS E WOOD PRESIDENT 12.00 0.00 X X 8000 0 0 DAVID A FULLERTON FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT 12.00 0.00 X X 1000 0 0 MARK S ALLEN SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT 3.00 0.00 X X 1000 0 0 KEITH S NAUNHEIM SECRETARY 12.00 0.00 X X 5500 0 0 ROBERT SD HIGGINS TREASURER 3.00 0.00 X X 1000 0 0 JEFFREY B RICH IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT** 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL J MACK IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT** 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 CAMERON L STOCK JR RESIDENT DIRECTOR* 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER S NELSON RESIDENT DIRECTOR** 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 FRIEDRICH W MOHR INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SHINICHI TAKAMOTO INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER A CALDERONE CANADIAN DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH F SABIK III DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID R JONES DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN H CALHOON DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CAMERON D WRIGHT DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 WALTER H MERRILL DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE** 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 EMILE A BACHA DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOESPH E BAVARIA DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD J SHEMIN DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE** 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT A WYNBRANDT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & GENERAL COUNSEL 60.00 0.00 X 614865 0 93650 SYLVIA L NOVICK DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION 40.00 0.00 X 226012 0 32027 CYNTHIA SHEWAN DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH & SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS 40.00 0.00 X 184999 0 18566 PHIL BONGIORNO DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS 40.00 0.00 X 183031 0 36617 DELAINE S SCHMITZ DIRECTOR OF QUALITY 40.00 0.00 X 169430 0 19037 DAMON MARQUIS DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION & MEMBER SERVICES 40.00 0.00 X 165229 0 18654 W GRAHAME RUSH DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES 40.00 0.00 X 152758 0 24649 NATALIE BODEN DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS 40.00 0.00 X 148183 0 28104 GEORGE BOHN CONTROLLER 40.00 0.00 X 130075 0 24404 DONNA MCDONALD SENIOR MANAGER, STS NATIONAL DATABASE & PATIENT SA 40.00 0.00 X 113701 0 9067 COURTNEY DONOVAN DIRECTOR OF MEETINGS & CONVENTIONS 40.00 0.00 X 108187 0 21749 BETH WINER SENIOR MANAGER, AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS 40.00 0.00 X 107016 0 15834 2319986 0 342358 13 0 1 0 DUKE UNIVERSITY PO BOX 17969 DURHAM NC 27715 DATABASE WAREHOUSING SERVICES 3211681 CPUP DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY 3400 SPRUCE ST 4 SILVERSTEIN PHILADELPHIA PA 19104 PUBLISHING 557359 PSAV NATIONAL OPERATIONS 23918 NETWORK PLACE CHICAGO IL 60676 AUDIO-VISUAL SERVICES 503255 TELLIGEN 1776 W PARKWAY WEST DES MOINES IA 50266 DATA AUDITING CONSULTANT 434300 ARAMARK SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES 1201 FIGUEROA STREET LOS ANGELES CA 90015 CATERING 365070 12 1170740 1170740 NATIONAL DATABASE 611710 5426720 5426720 EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS 611710 3601185 3601185 MEMBERSHIP DUES 611710 2724333 2724333 PUBLICATIONS & SUBSCRIPTIONS 611710 1034414 1034414 MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS 611710 928209 928209 123216 102318 20898 13838077 1035431 1035431 2577944 2577944 66570 0 66570 66570 66570 5424527 4224664 1199863 1199863 1199863 19888625 12888970 949107 4879808 X 297707 1864989 3210427 67161 548205 311843 82846 36000 41607 3694037 1952789 65638 450023 494379 2123028 281980 54649 MEMBERSHIP FEES 88386 15665694 3562991 4045280 2304846 2306841 1871579 785617 435420 733650 3368578 2268994 1227785 1099584 27731055 33346553 1299767 1640416 9263 9263 38442706 43967204 6004284 5726718 5032871 5513300 11037155 11240018 X 27010229 32364955 395322 362231 27405551 32727186 38442706 43967204 4222931 1098704 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 1 2384998 339334 -732935 -393601 548550 -942151 1286402 719965 566437 78057 75776 2281 2004119 1473253 530866 1099584 X 21024310 1098701 78591 1177292 19847018 41607 41607 19888625 15737679 113592 113592 15624087 41607 41607 15665694 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, 2013 AND 2012, 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 7, 2014, 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 2007. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: EXCLUDE RELATED ORGANIZATION - PAC REVENUE 78,591. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: EXCLUDE RELATED ORGANIZATION - PAC EXPENSES 113,592. EUROPE 0 0 EACTS MEETING MEETING PARTICIPATION 53162 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 SSAC MEETINGESTS MEETING MEETING PARTICIPATION 7309 0 0 0 0 0 0 60471 0 60471 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3: FAIR VALUE 1 THE JOINT COUNCIL ON THORACIC SURGERY EDUCATION 633 N SAINT CLAIR SUITE 2320 CHICAGO IL 60611 263487555 501(C)(3) 250000 GENERAL SUPPORT THE THORACIC SURGERY FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION 633 N SAINT CLAIR SUITE 2320 CHICAGO IL 60611 363635910 501(C)(3) 47707 GENERAL SUPPORT 2 2 PART I, LINE 2: STS REQUIRES GRANTEE ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE REPORTS FOR EACH OF ITS THREE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS EACH YEAR. IN ADDITION, STS OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS HAVE ONGOING COMMUNICATION WITH MEMBERS OF EACH OF THE GRANTEE ORGANIZATIONS' BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGARDING THE STATUS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE ACTIVITIES AND THEIR WORK TOWARDS THEIR RESPECTIVE MISSIONS. X X X X 0 1 0 ROBERT A WYNBRANDT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & GENERAL COUNSEL 501811 0 70554 0 42500 0 62500 0 31150 0 708515 0 25000 0 SYLVIA L NOVICK DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION 190299 0 21233 0 14480 0 10915 0 21112 0 258039 0 0 0 CYNTHIA SHEWAN DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH & SCIENTIFIC AF 149335 0 16724 0 18940 0 7773 0 10793 0 203565 0 0 0 PHIL BONGIORNO DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS 166823 0 16148 0 60 0 9494 0 27123 0 219648 0 0 0 DELAINE S SCHMITZ DIRECTOR OF QUALITY 157898 0 11412 0 120 0 8245 0 10792 0 188467 0 0 0 DAMON MARQUIS DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION & MEMBER SERVI 148026 0 15763 0 1440 0 7716 0 10938 0 183883 0 0 0 W GRAHAME RUSH DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES 138253 0 13065 0 1440 0 7770 0 16879 0 177407 0 0 0 NATALIE BODEN DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIO 138271 0 9912 0 0 0 7671 0 20433 0 176287 0 0 0 GEORGE BOHN CONTROLLER 120834 0 9241 0 0 0 2726 0 21678 0 154479 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4B ROBERT A. WYNBRANDT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & GENERAL COUNSEL, RECEIVED A BENEFIT OF $50,000 THROUGH THE 457(F) PLAN. 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 7,000 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 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. 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. 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 603,811. RECRUITMENT 143,881. DATA AUDITING 381,845. DATA WAREHOUSING & ANALYSIS 2,300,750. TEMP. SERVICES 155,646. VENDOR CERTIFICATIONS 48,110. MISCELLANEOUS 59,994. SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 20 F STREET NW SUITE 310C WASHINGTON DC 20001 522017375 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE DC 527 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0