2013-11-15T16:26:51-06:00 2012-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 4250 N FAIRFAX DRIVE SUITE 1020 ARLINGTON VA 22203 990 2012-01-01 396054285 THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR CELL BIOLOGY AMER 3013479300 8120 WOODMONT AVE NO 750 BETHESDA MD 208142762 STEFANO BERTUZZI 3013479300 2013-11-15 1 DAVID TRIMNER P00444822 5712279500 2012 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z STEFANO BERTUZZI 8120 WOODMONT AVE BETHESDA MD 20814 7183987 0 X WWW.ASCB.ORG X 1961 MD THE SOCIETY'S PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE AND DEVELOP THE FIELD OF CELL BIOLOGY. 17 17 25 200 252431 59406 2129570 1940984 4388672 4651452 209103 214844 312111 376707 7039456 7183987 434886 622086 0 0 2648445 2381067 0 0 5987 3331145 3408281 6414476 6411434 624980 772553 9497995 10501523 1927885 1660494 7570110 8841029 X ASCB IS AN INCLUSIVE, INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY OF BIOLOGISTS STUDYING THE CELL, THE FUNDAMENTAL UNIT OF LIFE. WE ARE DEDICATED TO ADVANCING SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY, ADVOCATING SOUND RESEARCH POLICIES, IMPROVING EDUCATION, PROMOTING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND INCREASING DIVERSITY IN THE SCIENTIFIC WORKFORCE. 0 0 1971724 11165 2614393 ANNUAL MEETINGS: THE ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING TRADITIONALLY IS HELD FOR FOUR TO FIVE DAYS IN THE LATE FALL/EARLY WINTER AND IS ATTENDED BY ABOUT 10,000 PEOPLE. IT INCLUDES SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIA SUMMARIZING RECENT ADVANCES IN CELL BIOLOGY, AND PRESENTATION OF APPROXIMATELY 3,000 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH FINDINGS. THE ABSTRACTS OF SCIENTIFIC PAPERS FROM THE ANNUAL MEETING ARE PUBLISHED ANNUALLY BY THE SOCIETY. THE MEETING ALSO FEATURES COMMERCIAL EXHIBITS OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FOR SCIENTISTS WORKING IN THE FIELD OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY. THE EXHIBITS INCLUDE SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, LABORATORY EQUIPMENT, CHEMICALS, AND PUBLICATIONS. THE ANNUAL MEETING ALSO FEATURES EXTENSIVE EDUCATION, CAREER, PUBLIC POLICY AND SESSIONS OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES AND WOMEN. 863964 513213 MARC GRANT: THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES MINORITY ACCESS TO RESEARCH CAREERS (MARC) GRANT FUNDS MOST OF THE PROGRAMS OF THE ASCB MINORITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE (MAC). THE MAC'S GOAL IS TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE INVOLVEMENT OF UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY SCIENTISTS IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE ASCB AND CELL BIOLOGY. TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, THE MAC OFFERS MANY PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO PROMOTE THE RECRUITMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF MINORITY SCIENTISTS. THE RELATIVELY SMALL POOL OF MINORITY SCIENTISTS WITH AN INTEREST IN CELL BIOLOGY REQUIRES THAT MAC ALSO DEVELOP PROGRAMS FOR UNDERGRADUATE AND PRE-DOCTORAL STUDENTS TO ASSIST THEM IN ACHIEVING CAREERS IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH. A LONG RANGE GOAL OF THE MAC IS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE NATION'S EFFORT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY SCIENTISTS. 697005 91196 4000 COMMITTEES: THE SOCIETY ORGANIZES COMMITTEES TO BRING INDIVIDUALS TOGETHER TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE MEANS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS; IMPLEMENTS PROGRAMS TO BENEFIT THE CELL BIOLOGY COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC.THE SOCIETY'S ACTIVE COMMITTEES ARE AS FOLLOWS: EDUCATION, FINANCE & AUDIT, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, MINORITY AFFAIRS, PUBLIC INFORMATION, COUNCIL, EXECUTIVE, PUBLIC POLICY, WOMEN IN CELL BIOLOGY, AND COMMITTEE FOR POSTDOCS AND STUDENTS. FOR MORE DETAILS ON THESE COMMITTEES, PLEASE SEE THE ASCB WEBSITE: HTTP://AM.ASCB.ORG/ABOUT-US 635680 789 1103080 JOURNAL AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS: THE ASCB OWNS AND PUBLISHES THE SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL, THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL CBE - LIFE SCIENCES EDUCATION, AND THE ASCB NEWSLETTER, PUBLISHED 11 TIMES A YEAR. IT ALSO PUBLISHES SPECIALTY BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS ON CAREERS AND EDUCATION. 567530 888514 MEMBERSHIP SERVICES: SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1960, THE ASCB HAS GROWN TO APPROXIMATELY 9,000 MEMBERS IN THE UNITED STATES AND MORE THAN 65 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. ABOUT 25% OF ASCB MEMBERS ARE INTERNATIONAL. CURRENT MEMBERS COME FROM UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES, MEDICAL SCHOOLS, GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY, AND PUBLIC AND PRIVATE RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS. MEMBERSHIP IN THE ASCB IS OPEN TO ALL RESEARCH SCIENTISTS, STUDENTS, EDUCATORS (HIGH SCHOOL, UNDERGRADUATE, AND GRADUATE LEVEL), AND TECHNICIANS WHO HAVE EDUCATION OR RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN CELL BIOLOGY OR AN ALLIED FIELD.SOME MEMBER BENEFITS INCLUDE: FREE SUBSCRIPTION TO: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL, CBE-LIFE SCIENCES EDUCATION, THE ASCB NEWSLETTER AND LISTING IN AND ACCESS TO THE ASCB MEMBER DIRECTORY. MEMBERS RECEIVE REDUCED RATES FOR PURCHASE OF OTHER SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS. DISCOUNTS ARE GIVEN TO MEMBERS FOR PUBLISHING PAGE CHARGES IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL AND REGISTRATION FOR THE ASCB ANNUAL MEETING. BENEFITS ALSO INCLUDE SPONSORSHIP PRIVILEGES FOR ABSTRACTS, AND FREE CV POSTING AND DISCOUNTED JOB POSTING ON THE ASCB JOB BOARD.FOR A COMPLETE LISTING OF MEMBER BENEFITS, SEE: HTTP://AM.ASCB.ORG/MEMBERSHIP 205086 154559 COALITION FOR LIFE SCIENCES: THE ASCB IS A MEMBER OF THE COALITION FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES,(CLS). THE CLS IS AN ALLIANCE OF SIX NON-PROFIT PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TOGETHER TO FOSTER PUBLIC POLICIES THAT ADVANCE BASIC BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND ITS APPLICATIONS IN MEDICINE AND OTHER FIELDS. THE ISSUES ADDRESSED BY THE CLS INCLUDE SCIENCE EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, AND THE FUNDING, MANAGEMENT, AND OVERSIGHT OF SCIENTIFIC WORK, ESPECIALLY BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. 3406 1623 MERCHANDISE: ASCB PRODUCTS FOR SALE 891 0 HALF CENTURY: SUPPORT OF ASCB PROGRAMS 358015 5723 NSF IBIOSEMINARS GRANT: IBIOSEMINARS IS A FREELY AVAILABLE ONLINE LIBRARY OF SEMINARS FROM OUTSTANDING SCIENTISTS. THEIR MISSION IS TO HOST LECTURES THAT DESCRIBE ON-GOING RESEARCH IN LEADING LABORATORIES AND TO DATE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 150 IBIOSEMINARS COVERING A WIDE-RANGE OF TOPICS. IBIOMAGAZINE OFFERS A COLLECTION OF SHORT TALKS THAT HIGHLIGHT THE HUMAN SIDE OF RESEARCH. IBIOMAGAZINE GOES "BEHIND-THE-SCENES" OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES, PROVIDES ADVICE FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS, AND EXPLORES HOW RESEARCH IS PRACTICED IN THE LIFE SCIENCES. TO DATE THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 70 IBIOMAGAZINE TALKS. 291104 GO GRANT: THE CELL: AN IMAGE LIBRARY IS A FREELY ACCESSIBLE, EASY TO SEARCH, PUBLIC REPOSITORY OF VETTED AND ANNOTATED IMAGES, VIDEOS, AND ANIMATIONS OF CELLS FROM A VARIEY OF ORGANISMS, SHOWCASING CELL ARCHITECTURE, INTRACELLULAR FUNCTIONALITIES, AND OTHER NORMAL AND ABNORMAL PROCESSS. 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THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE DETERMINED THAT THE ASCB IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THE ASCB INCURRED TAX EXPENSE OF $15,832 AND $11,161 FOR UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010, RESPECTIVELY. THE ASCB'S TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES. THE TAX RETURNS FOR THE YEARS 2008 TO 2011 ARE OPEN TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL, LOCAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES. 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SR. AWARD 1 1192 NATURE PUBLISHING TRAVEL AWARD 15 10170 MAC FHL 1 3000 COUNCIL 1 249 IBIO SEMINARS 18 5723 ANNUAL MEETING 1 89 PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.: PART I, LINE 2: SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: THE ASCB PRODUCED MONTHLY GRANT REPORTS THAT MONITOR SPENDING AGAINST THE APPROVED GRANT BUDGET. X X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CYNTHIA GODES 131771 0 15000 0 0 0 13542 0 10194 0 170507 0 0 0 KEVIN WILSON 110692 0 15000 0 0 0 11704 0 18322 0 155718 0 0 0 JOAN GOLDBERG 178733 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 178733 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4A PAYMENT TO JOAN GOLDBERG PER NEGOTIATED SEVERANCE AGREEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WHICH INCLUDES THE PRESIDENT, PAST PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT ELECT, TREASURER, SECRETARY AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (EX-OFFICIO), IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE DECISIONS BETWEEN COUNCIL MEETINGS. EACH OF THESE OFFICERS IS ALSO ON THE COUNCIL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 REGULAR, POST-DOCTORAL, GRADUATE, UNDERGRADUATE, CITIZEN, AND EMERITUS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A VOTING MEMBERS INCLUDE ALL BUT CITIZEN, UNDERGRADUATE, AND GRADUATE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B MEMBERSHIP APPROVAL IS REQUIRED FOR CHANGES TO THE BYLAWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE, WHICH INCLUDES THE PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT-ELECT AND TREASURER, BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUALLY COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT TO COMPLY WITH THE ASCB'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. MANAGEMENT FOLLOWS-UP TO INSURE RECEIPT. EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW THE PLAN INCLUDED IN THE STAFF MANUAL PROVIDED UPON JOINING THE ASCB. A SOCIETY LEADER CANNOT VOTE ON A MATTER PERTAINING TO SOMEONE WITH WHOM THE LEADER HAS A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP THAT GOES BEYOND THAT OF A PROFESSIONAL ACQUAINTANCE OR CASUAL FRIENDSHIP, UNLESS THE RELATIONSHIP IS DISCLOSED AND UNCONFLICTED COLLEAGUES ALSO VOTING ON THE MATTER APPROVE. A SOCIETY LEADER CANNOT PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY DECISIONS THAT COULD INCREASE THE VALUE OF A COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE IN WHICH THE LEADER -- OR AN INDIVIDUAL WITH WHOM HE OR SHE HAS A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP THAT GOES BEYOND THAT OF A PROFESSIONAL ACQUAINTANCE OR CASUAL FRIENDSHIP HAS A FINANCIAL INTEREST, EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY. A SOCIETY LEADER CANNOT VOTE ON A POSITION STATEMENT OR OTHER MATTER THAT WOULD SPECIFICALLY BENEFIT AN INSTITUTION WITH WHOM THE SOCIETY LEADER OR A RELATIVE CURRENTLY HAS OR SEEKS A PERSONAL AFFILIATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS HIRED IN 2012 AND IS SUBJECT TO THE INITIAL CONTRACT EXCEPTION. COMPENSATION FOR OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS SET BY INDEPENDENT PERSONS USING ANNUAL COMPARISON DATA. THE PROCESS IS CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 BOTH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND THE ASCB BYLAWS ARE POSTED ON THE ASCB WEBSITE. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.