2012-08-03T10:34:40-05:00 2011-12-31 941341042 FRANK RIMERMAN & CO LLP 1801 PAGE MILL ROAD PALO ALTO CA 94304 990 2011-01-01 941156476 ANNUAL REVIEWS INC ANNU 6504934400 4139 EL CAMINO WAY PALO ALTO CA 94306 STEVEN CASTRO 6504934400 2012-07-25 1 ANNE F MACDONALD P00359548 6508458100 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z STEVEN CASTRO 4139 EL CAMINO WAY PALO ALTO CA 94306 13541835 0 X WWW.ANNUALREVIEWS.ORG X 1934 CA DISSEMINATE SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION. 15 14 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 924024 1074931 11361660 11770748 12285684 12845679 49768 24432 0 0 5582337 5907217 0 0 0 4737287 4315143 10369392 10246792 1916292 2598887 43876262 46340109 4330018 4739909 39546244 41600200 THE MISSION OF ANNUAL REVIEWS IS TO PROVIDE SYSTEMATIC, PERIODIC EXAMINATIONS OF SCHOLARLY ADVANCES IN A NUMBER OF FIELDS OF SCIENCE THROUGH CRITICAL AUTHORITATIVE REVIEWS. 0 0 8126298 11767738 EDITORIAL, PRODUCTION, SALES, PROMOTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF CURRENT AND FUTURE VOLUMES OF SCIENTIFIC REVIEW ARTICLES WITH THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF STIMULATING AND ENCOURAGING THE ADVANCEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND SCHOLARLY DISCIPLINES AND FOSTERING RESEARCH THEREIN. 8126298 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 189 0 1 67 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA OR X X STEVEN J CASTRO 6504934400 4139 EL CAMINO WAY PALO ALTO CA 94306 RICHARD N ZARE 0.00 X 0 0 0 SANDRA M FABER 0.00 X 0 0 0 PETER F CARPENTER 0.00 X 0 0 0 J BOYCE NUTE 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN I BRAUMAN 0.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN T FISKE 0.00 X 0 0 0 EUGENE GARFIELD 0.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN E HYMAN 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROGER D KORNBERG 0.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON R LONG 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL E PESKIN 0.00 X 0 0 0 HARRIET A ZUCKERMAN 0.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN S COOK 0.00 X 0 0 0 CLAUDIA M STEELE 0.00 X 0 0 0 SAMUEL GUBINS 37.50 X X X 369331 0 41878 STEVEN CASTRO 37.50 X X 189872 0 46902 LAURIE MANDEL 30.00 X 44616 0 10834 ANDREA LOPEZ 37.50 X X 196573 0 34884 PAUL CALVI 37.50 X 146511 0 21521 NICK NIEMEYER 37.50 X 149160 0 23077 ANTONY CHOU 37.50 X 108393 0 10957 ROY MARUCUT 37.50 X 123221 0 39331 JENNIFER JONGSMA 37.50 X 101698 0 18684 JEANNE KUNZ 21.00 X 39293 0 10329 1468668 0 258397 8 1 1 0 0 1041004 1041004 9212835 9212835 38707 4780 33927 33927 33927 3246279 691376 2554903 2554903 EXCHANGE GAIN/(LOSS) 900001 3010 3010 3010 12845679 11767738 0 1077941 23923 23923 509 509 936865 562119 374746 3618746 2897820 720926 343464 260857 82607 687284 521985 165299 320858 243688 77170 30699 30699 30250 30250 141780 104745 37035 531994 531994 144667 60453 84214 136848 91805 45043 241402 207606 33796 30981 30981 EDITORIAL COMMITTEES/HO 1015470 1015470 ON-LINE PUBLISHING 812885 812885 MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS 284375 138044 146331 POSTAGE AND SHIPPING 208437 205976 2461 705355 416169 289186 10246792 8126298 2120494 0 5198 2888 1589593 2190069 534947 690644 34579 25478 222287 225048 186825 236837 3835826 2965135 738958 870691 40563875 42098454 43876262 46340109 867685 941826 3462333 3798083 4330018 4739909 X 39546244 41600200 39546244 41600200 43876262 46340109 X 2598887 -544931 X X 1 1 1 X 0 X 11243161 11274317 11410798 12090030 12459114 58477420 11243161 11274317 11410798 12090030 12459114 58477420 0 3143101 3375210 3338227 3886870 4401777 18145185 3143101 3375210 3338227 3886870 4401777 18145185 40332235 912686 927313 880582 924024 1074931 4719536 912686 927313 880582 924024 1074931 4719536 12155847 12201630 12291380 13014054 13534045 63196956 0.63820 0.65520 0.07470 0.07190 X 90644 90644 1492325 1202767 289558 1175234 764124 411110 1077623 998244 79379 870691 VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET PORFOLIO 23173252 F VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET PORTFOLIO 8408786 F VANGUARD TOTAL INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO 6109452 F VANGUARD REIT INDEX FUND SIGNAL 4406964 F 42098454 CUSTOMER PREPAYMENTS 3798083 3798083 12845679 10246792 2598887 -544931 -544931 2053956 12993894 -544931 691376 146445 12847449 -1770 -1770 12845679 10939939 693147 693147 10246792 0 10246792 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X: THE ORGANIZATION USES THE "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" CRITERION FOR RECOGNIZING THE INCOME TAX BENEFIT OF THEIR INCOME TAX EXEMPT STATUS, AND ESTABLISHING MEASUREMENT CRITERIA FOR LIABILITIES RESULTING FROM THE LOSS OF THAT STATUS. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT ALL INCOME TAX FILING POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION AND, ACCORDINGLY, HAS NOT RECORDED ANY ACCRUALS FOR INTEREST AND PENALTIES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2011 FOR UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS. IN THE EVENT THE ORGANIZATION SHOULD NEED TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX LIABILITIES, THIS AMOUNT WILL BE RECORDED AS AN ACCRUAL LIABILITY AND AN INCREASE TO INCOME TAX EXPENSE. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD $691,376 PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: EXCHANGE GAIN/LOSS $3,010 LOSS ON FIXED ASSET DISPOSAL <$4,780> PART XIII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD $691,376 EXCHANGE GAIN/LOSS $3,010 LOSS ON FIXED ASSET DISPOSAL <$4,781> 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BUDGET IS DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN NOVEMBER/DECEMBER. THE BUDGET IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY IN DECEMBER BY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AND IS RATIFIED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT ITS ANNUAL MEETING IN MAY. X 1 1 X X X X 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 SAMUEL GUBINS 369331 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41878 0 411209 0 0 0 STEVEN CASTRO 189872 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46902 0 236774 0 0 0 LAURIE MANDEL 44616 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10834 0 55450 0 0 0 ANDREA LOPEZ 125728 0 70845 0 0 0 0 0 34884 0 231457 0 0 0 PAUL CALVI 146511 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21521 0 168032 0 0 0 NICK NIEMEYER 103621 0 45539 0 0 0 0 0 23077 0 172237 0 0 0 ROY MARUCUT 123221 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39331 0 162552 0 0 0 JEANNE KUNZ 39293 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10329 0 49622 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 5 PART I, LINE 5: ANNUAL REVIEWS COMPENSATES CERTAIN MEMBERS OF ITS SALES STAFF BASED ON PERFORMANCE. ACCRUALS FOR THESE INCENTIVE PAYMENTS ARE MADE AT THE END OF EACH YEAR, BASED ON ACTUAL REVENUE. INCENTIVE PAYMENTS ARE DISBURSED AT THE END OF JANUARY OF EACH FOLLOWING YEAR. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION PART III PART II, LINE 8: JEANNE KUNZ, CORPORATE SECRETARY, RETIRED ON JUNE 15, 2011. SHE IS LISTED AS A FORMER OFFICER ON THIS RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 BEFORE FILING THE FORM 990, A COPY OF THE FORM IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITHOUT ASKING FOR APPROVAL OR COMMENTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL IS ELECTED TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE ANNUAL REVIEWS BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE BUSINESS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, OR THE EDITORIAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, THE MEMBER IS ASKED TO FILL OUT A "DISCLOSURE OF POTENTIAL BIAS" FORM. THEIR STATEMENTS ARE KEPT ON FILE WITH THE CORPORATE SECRETARY TO THE BOARD AND WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO UPDATE THEIR DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS WHENEVER CIRCUMSTANCES NECESSITATE A CHANGE. BLANK FORMS ARE INCLUDED IN WORKBOOKS DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS DURING EACH YEAR OF SERVICE AS A REMINDER FOR MEMBERS TO REVIEW THEIR DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS AND UPDATE AS NECESSARY. THE CORPORATE SECRETARY MAINTAINS AN AUTO-REMINDER IN HER OUTLOOK CALENDAR TO FOLLOW-UP ON THIS PROCEDURE EACH FALL (PERTINENT DISCLOSURES SHOULD BE COMMUNICATED APPROPRIATELY TO COMMITTEE CHAIR AND/OR COLLEAGUES). FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS MADE UP OF FOUR BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY ELECTED TO SERVE ON THIS STANDING BOARD COMMITTEE. IT MEETS ANNUALLY EACH SPRING FOR THE PURPOSE OF APPROVING THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO AND REVIEWING THE PAY OF TOP MANAGEMENT, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. REPORTS OF OVERALL EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION ARE ALSO PROVIDED BY THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT. OTHER EMPLOYEE SALARIES ARE APPROVED ANNUALLY BY AR'S INTERNAL COMPENSATION COMMITTEE - WHICH CONSISTS OF THE PRESIDENT, THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, AND THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES - IN MEETINGS WITH RELEVANT SUPERVISORS FOR EACH DEPARTMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, QUESTION 1A: THE BOARD HAS APPROVED THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO ITS MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY DURING 2011: (1) ONE ADDITIONAL BOARD MEMBER: CLAUDE STEELE (2) ONE ADDITIONAL BUSINESS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEMBER: VIRGINIA STEEL (3) REPLACEMENT FOR JEANNE KUNZ, FORMER CORPORATE SECRETARY, WHO RETIRED IN JUNE 2011: LAURIE MANDEL CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: NET UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS: -544,931. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2C: ANNUAL REVIEWS, INC. HAS NOT CHANGED ITS PROCESS RELATED TO OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND REVIEW OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF ITS INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.