2011-05-10T14:52:12-07:00 2010-06-30 990 2009-07-01 952706905 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CRITICAL CARE NURSES AMER 9493622000 101 Columbia Suite 200 Aliso Viejo CA 926564109 Michael Willett 9493622000 2011-04-29 2009 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z Wanda Johanson 101 Columbia Suite 200 Aliso Viejo CA 926564109 44045416 0 X www.aacn.org X 1972 CA The association is dedicated to providing critical-care nurses with the knowledge and resources to provide optimal care to critically ill patients. 13 13 129 2872 72653 54172 719055 845109 20443766 20809149 -3387619 1974317 768345 804647 18543547 24433222 662981 421050 0 0 9396975 10449382 0 0 83148 8820298 9208413 18880254 20078845 -336707 4354377 68467317 75949221 14536821 14733455 53930496 61215766 The association is dedicated to providing critical-care nurses with the knowledge and resources to provide optimal care to critically ill patients. 0 0 4985527 0 6849042 The National Teaching Institute (NTI) and Critical-Care Exposition is a week-long conference attended by over 6,857 critical-care and advance practice nurses. More than 200 educational sessions are offered on the most current techniques and equipment available to improve patient care and patient outcomes. (6,857 nurses) This is the largest conference, but AACN also manages conferences for its Chapters to promote regional educational conferences. 2668927 134231 6137382 The association has at year-end 86,118 nurse members who are eligible for research grants as well as educational scholarships. In addition, the Association provides members with journals, books, newsletters, practice alerts, protocols for best practices and unlimited continuing education credits covering a wide range of information pertinent to critical-care nursing. (86,118 nurse members) 2640685 0 5384189 The Association charges various volunteer work groups to determine the educational requirements of critical-care nurses. Continuing education (CE) opportunities are provided to meet this need via educational articles, CD Roms, and on-line seminars. These opportunities are provided free of charge to our membership. Additionally, AACN has developed a number of self-paced e-learning training programs including orientation courses for nurses transitioning into an ICU setting (ECCO) and for new nurse managers (ENMO). Other self-paced courses include an ECG basics, palliative care and preceptor courses. 1894116 209383 1573169 AACN has approximately 236 organized Chapters which hold local community meetings and workshops and sponsor regional educational seminars to help critical-care nurses keep current with the latest trends and technologies. (Estimated 17,224 chapter members) 1730811 77436 865367 Nursing Research: Using feedback from members, volunteers, constituents and outside leaders, research is funded through grants in areas such as palliative and end-of-life care, pain management, advance directives, and healthy work environments. (17,418 Downloads of Healthy Work Env. standards). In addition, the Association provides content for book publishers which is used in book development as well as in on-line teaching programs. 3624927 286819 2438536 13920066 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 170 0 1 129 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13 13 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CA X X Michael Wulf 9493622000 101 Columbia Aliso Viejo CA 926564109 Beth Hammer 8 X X 1708 0 0 Kristine Peterson 4 X X 0 0 0 Kathleen Stephens Williams 4 X X 0 0 0 Vicki Good 4 X X 0 0 0 Linda Bucher 4 X 0 0 0 Natalie Correll-Yoder 4 X 0 0 0 Linda Harrington 4 X 0 0 0 Teri Lynn Kiss 4 X 0 0 0 Judith Lower 4 X 0 0 0 Linda Martinez 4 X 0 0 0 Kathryn Roberts 4 X 0 0 0 Karen Stutzer-Treimel 4 X 0 0 0 John Whitcomb 4 X 0 0 0 Wanda Johanson 40 X X 308603 0 38908 Michael C Willett 40 X X 163078 0 13714 Ramon Lavandero 40 X 158204 0 20266 Miguel Villela 40 X 150981 0 19881 Dana Woods 40 X 146288 0 10965 Justine Medina 40 X 143384 0 21704 Tracy Barron 40 X 135285 0 32652 Michael Wulf 40 X 122856 0 14296 Randy Bauler 40 X 119088 0 24843 1449475 0 197229 10 0 1 0 Freeman Audio Visual Solutions PO Box 650519 Dallas TX 752650519 Conference Audio Visual support services 501505 Learn com Inc 14001 NW 4th Street Sunrise FL 33325 Learning management system support 425471 TMA Resources 1919 Gallows Road Suite 400 Vienna VA 221823964 Computer software 424272 Custom Tours Inc Kushner & Associates 3444 Cloudcroft Drive Malibu CA 90265 Convention shuttle services 260144 Freeman Companies PO Box 650036 Dallas TX 752650036 Convention service and support 242332 15 0 0 0 0 0 845109 0 845109 Education conferences 611710 6849042 6506197 0 342845 Membership dues 541900 6137382 6137382 0 0 Continuing education programs 541900 5384189 5349434 20191 14564 Local AACN Chapter activities 541900 1573169 1573169 0 0 Educational publications 511130 617662 617662 0 0 247705 170860 0 76845 20809149 1724871 0 0 1724871 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 190190 0 130438 0 59752 0 59752 0 52462 7290 19114921 0 18865475 0 249446 0 249446 0 0 249446 43708 0 13101 30607 0 0 30607 0 0 0 0 0 0 1232413 603180 629233 629233 0 0 Disbanded chapter receipts 900099 14472 14472 0 0 Miscellaneous revenue 900099 70583 70583 0 0 0 0 0 0 85055 24433222 21068992 72653 2446468 76873 76873 329177 329177 15000 15000 0 0 894628 0 894628 0 0 0 0 0 7494410 3004580 4434040 55790 419833 171404 245246 3183 1059625 395452 656830 7343 580886 210224 366758 3904 0 0 0 0 24287 2807 21480 0 29125 0 29125 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 310069 0 310069 0 2323268 2176582 138548 8138 700988 700988 0 0 1061149 351180 706902 3067 129522 0 129522 0 461578 461578 0 0 772648 20617 752031 0 787240 425485 361071 684 0 0 0 0 5525276 5525276 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1130566 429090 701476 0 88058 656 87402 0 Printing and publications 252494 204464 47857 173 Postage and shipping 221557 171209 49482 866 Business and property taxes 48489 0 48489 0 Allocation of expenses to related organizations -4657901 -752576 -3905325 0 20078845 13920066 6075631 83148 X 0 0 0 0 776046 1645019 14771161 15142098 0 0 707148 885035 0 0 0 0 0 0 347819 249524 780867 604940 16294950 3912290 13050787 12382660 36013881 42998496 2019608 2041449 0 0 0 0 68467317 75949221 2701644 2924156 0 0 7219041 7284135 0 0 0 0 0 0 4616136 4525164 0 0 0 14536821 14733455 X 51967790 59243135 263783 173332 1698923 1799299 53930496 61215766 68467317 75949221 X 0 1 1 X 0 X 975297 1092443 914231 719055 845109 4546135 18683132 20025658 21458815 20746931 20983937 101898473 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19658429 21118101 22373046 21465986 21829046 106444608 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 106444608 2608421 5272258 2032035 1524341 1724871 13161926 44740 70958 62595 52382 72653 303328 2653161 5343216 2094630 1576723 1797524 13465254 598670 536275 471239 293486 472151 2371821 14865 28831 72950 58295 85055 259996 22925125 27026423 25011865 23394490 24183776 122541679 0.86864 0.85866 0.10988 0.11809 X Other income in Part III, line 12 is primarily made up of miscellanous revenue. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 1 0 0 1 18000 0 1 8365 0 0 26365 0 SchC_P2B_S00_L01 Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1 During this period, approximately 40 hours of paid staff time was spent writing letters to representatives in support of or in opposition of legislation and/or endorsing other organizations' requests for support of legislation. Houses of Congress and federal agencies contacted include the House, Senate and Department of Labor. Specific issues in which AACN engaged in lobbying activities that consisted of Capital Hill visits, sending letters to members of Congress and federal agencies include: * Signed on to letter drafted in August by the American Nurse's Association (ANA) to the Majority Leader of the Senate and Members of the Senate Finance Committee in support of Health Care Reform. * Signed on to the NC Senate Merger Letter with other organizations in October. The Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 and the America's Healthy Future Act were merged. Both bills include provisions that will improve access to quality healthcare. * Signed on to letter in November to President Obama in appreciation for the significant Investment made to strengthening the nursing workforce by proposing a substantial increase to the Nursing Workforce Development Programs (Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act) in fiscal year 2010 budget and signing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. * In March The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) held its 17th "Annual ACCP Capitol Hill Caucus" to provide education about the priority public policies currently affecting chest medicine and to provide attendees with strategies to positively impact these policies. Presentations were done in the Russell Caucus Room Building by several members of Congress. They were focused around the topic Health System Reform-Moving Forward. The afternoon was spent visiting the offices of Senators and Representatives from respective homes. Each participant went on 2-3 visits to lobby legislators for co-sponsorship of the Bills, Critical Workforce Shortage, Abolishing the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula for Medicare and Resolutions submitted for 2010: The Year of the Lung in both the House and Senate One member of the AACN Board of Directors attended. * AACN supported 21 members to participate in the Nurse In Washington Internship, March 14-16, 2010, with scholarships for registration and funding for travel and lodging costs. NIWI is sponsored annually by the Nursing Organizations Alliance, a coalition to create a strong voice for nurses. The program teaches nurses how to influence health policy at the local and national level and provides the opportunity to acquire skills needed to work with legislators. Participants attended as individuals and visited their own congressional representatives. AACN staff members may consult with AACN members and chapters about specific legislation at the federal, state or local level. The members and chapters contact AACN of their own accord. AACN directs the member or chapter to contact the appropriate representative for information about the specific legislation. AACN posts Action Alerts on the AACN web site for members to respond to. The Following Action Alerts were posted during this period, asking members to contact their legislators regarding: * Nursing Workforce Development Programs - Title VIII - in Fiscal Year 2011 * Title VIII of Public health Service Act AACN does not support or oppose any candidate for elective office, nor does it participate in any political campaign on behalf of any client for elective office. AACN members are advised to participate in political campaign activity on their own time and as individuals without any suggestions that they are participating as a representative of, or on behalf of AACN or an AACN chapter. 1698923 100376 0 0 0 0 1799299 1580146 118777 0 0 0 0 1698923 0 1 0 0 0 0 4677233 4677233 0 4565552 490891 4074661 0 2315110 476587 1838523 0 3304360 1804397 1499963 0 1432695 1140415 292280 12382660 0 2041449 C 2041449 24433222 20078845 4354377 2850516 0 0 0 0 2850516 7204893 26125196 2850516 0 0 746719 3597235 22527961 0 1905261 1905261 24433222 18902008 0 0 0 746719 746719 18155289 0 1923556 1923556 20078845 SchD_P05_S00_L04 Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 The AACN Scholarship Endowment was established in 2001 with a goal of the endowment to reach a maturity level of $2 million and become a self-sustaining funding source. The scholarship program will then be funded by the investment income from the fund instead of using AACN's operating budget. The AACN scholarship program is designed to help members enrich their careers and acquire knowledge amd skills beyond traditional academic nursing education. The scholarship program continues to award some limited scholarships for specific academic courses. Scholarship applicants must assess gaps in their knowledge and skills, identify and evaluate learning opportunities, and develop a plan to show how an AACN scholarship will help them achieve their professional learning goals. In the current fiscal year, $89,802 was spent from the AACN operating budget on these scholarships. SchD_P12_S00_L02d Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2d Cost of good sold shown as an offset to revenue on tax return ($603,180); rental expenses shown as an offset to revenue on tax return ($130,438); special fundraising costs shown as an offset to revenue on tax return ($13,101). SchD_P12_S00_L04b Schedule D, Part XII, Line 4b Chapter revenues included in return but not part of audited financial statements ($1,896,429); cash discounts recorded as expense credit in audited financial statements ($8,832). SchD_P13_S00_L02d Schedule D, Part XIII, Line 2d Cost of goods sold shown as an offset to revenue on tax return ($603,180); rental expenses shown as an offset to revenue on tax return ($130,438); special fundraising costs shown as an offset to revenue on tax return ($13,101). SchD_P13_S00_L04b Schedule D, Part XIII, Line 4b Chapter expenses included in return but not part of audited financial statements ($1,914,724); cash discounts recorded as expense credit in audited financial statements ($8,832). North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States) Canadian Survey of Nurses' Assessment and Management of Pain in the Critically Ill 15000 Check 1 1 Various Chapter Fundraisers 43708 0 43708 0 0 0 0 0 13101 0 0 43708 0 43708 0 0 0 0 0 13101 13101 30607 1 Foundation of the National Student Nursing Association 45 Main Street Suite 606 Brooklyn NY 13875 133123125 501(c)(3) 17000 0 The FNSNA, through its general scholarship program and the Promise of Nursing Program, distributes funds for undergraduate nursing students; fellowships to prepare nurse faculty; and grants to nursing schools to increase their capacity to educate more registered nurses. In addition, leadership development grants and programs prepare nursing students to face the many challenges of delivering health care to a diverse population in the future. Nursing Organizations Alliance PO Box 2131 Lexington KY 40588 223024817 501(c)(6) 13875 0 Sponsorship of 21 registrations for the Nursing in Washington Internship (NIWI). UNC Hospital 211 Friday Center Drive Chapel Hill NC 27517 561118388 501(c)(3) 11500 0 Developing a Mobility Protocol for Early Mobilization of Patients in a Surgical/Trauma ICU University of Rochester 601 Elmwood Avenue Box SON Rochester NY 14642 160743209 501(c)(3) 10000 0 Nurses' Perception of Work Environment and Nurse-Sensitive Patient Outcomes in Critical Care Duke University Erwin Road Durham NC 27710 560532129 501(c)(3) 10000 0 The VISION Study Protocol. Different strategies for managing ICP monitoring in SAH patients and the impacts on incidence of cerebral artery vasospasm. Georgia State University PO Box 3999 Atlanta GA 30312 581845423 501(c)(3) 8498 0 The Effects of Pattern Recognition Based Simulation Scenarios on Symptom Recognition of Myocardial Infarction, Critical Thinking Clinical Decision-Making, and Clinical Judgment in Nursing Students. UC Regents 11000 Kinross Avenue Suite 102 Los Angeles CA 90095 946036494 501(c)(3) 6000 0 Investigating Music as a Pychoneuroimmunological Intervention for Preterm Infants cared for in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. 6 1 Research grant - Existence of Pathogenic Microorganisms on Reusable Electrocardiogram Leads 1 10000 0 SchI_P01_S00_L02 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 The organization keeps files of all past, active and completed grants. Part of the grant agreement is to submit progress reports throughout the award period. These annual reports typically include a budget progress report showing how the funds have been spent. If there are funds remaining at the end of the project, those funds are expected to be returned to AACN. X X 1 1 X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Wanda Johanson 302632 0 5971 0 13333 0 18375 0 7200 0 347511 0 325142 0 Michael C Willett 163078 0 0 0 0 0 12154 0 1560 0 176792 0 174120 0 Ramon Lavandero 150472 0 0 0 14689 0 11309 0 2000 0 178470 0 0 0 Miguel Villela 150981 0 0 0 7334 0 11547 0 1000 0 170862 0 0 0 SchJ_P01_S00_L01a Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a The CEO contract allows for her to bring her husband to our national conference, the National Teaching Institute (NTI), held annually in May. This is the only trip where she is reimbursed for companion travel. This amount is included in her taxable compensation. The volunteer President receives a clothing allowance to defray their personal cost for speaking engagements on behalf of the Association. The allowance is for purchases up to $4,000 and is grossed up 50% to ensure the volunteer is not impacted financially by the clothing compensation. SchJ_P01_S00_L03 Schedule J, Part I, Line 3 See description of process at Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15. SchJ_P01_S00_L07 Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 The exhibits directors has, as part of his compensation, an incentive bonus for exhibit booth sales at our National conference. X Conference support, including providing meals at sunrise educational sessions at NTI. 20 0 Estimated based on acual costs of providing this support through the convention center. 0 0 0 0 SchM_P01_S00_L33 Schedule M, Part I, Line 33 We do not report these non-cash contributions as revenue and the associated expense simply due to the fact we would be using estimated costs to record these transactions rather than actual costs. These non-cash contributions support the experiences of our conference attendees, but we do not record the revenues or expenses of these non-cash contributions in our financial statements. We estimate the amount of non-cash contributions to total $226,500. F990_P06_S0A_L06 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) is a membership organization with over 86,000 members throughout the country. The AACN Bylaws state that "any person who is interested in any aspect of critical-care nursing and who subscribes to the mission of AACN, agrees to abide by its charter and Bylaws, and meets such other criteria for membership as may be established by these Bylaws or by the Board of Directors, shall be eligible for membership." F990_P06_S0A_L07a Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a Nominations to the AACN Board of Directors are accepted from the full membership. Nominated candidates are vetted by the AACN Nominating Committee (comprised of appointed and elected members) who determines the slate of candidates for the ballot. The ballot is presented to the full membership for an online election. We must have a minimum of 5% of the eligible voters cast a ballot for the election to close. There is no approval by the Board as the AACN directors are elected by the membership. The number of open positions varies each year as the 3-year terms are staggered to ensure continuity on the Board. F990_P06_S0A_L07b Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b The bylaws of the Association may be amended by a majority of the Active, International, Emeritus and Lifetime members. In addition, the Association may merge with other national, state or local organizations only upon approval by the total eligible voting membership. F990_P06_S0B_L11 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11 The completed 990 was disseminated to the Audit Committee for review in advance of a conference call designed to review and approve the return. All Audit Committee members, along with the Chief Financial Officer, were on the conference call and all questions or concerns raised by committee members were resolved to ensure unanimous approval of the return. The Audit Committee then reports any findings to the full Board of Directors. F990_P06_S0B_L12c Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The Conflict of Interest Policy is reviewed annually at the Fall Board meeting as this is the orientation meeting for new Board members. Each Director is required annually to complete a Conflicts of Interest Statement that lists any potential conflicts. In addition, all employees agree to Conflict of Interest and Work Ethics statements contained in the Employee Handbook. F990_P06_S0B_L15 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The process of reviewing and setting CEO compensation is the responsibility of the AACN CEO Compensation and Evaluation Committee. This committee is comprised of the President and the President-elect, with the Immediate Past President serving as an ad hoc member. The current Treasurer and Secretary of the Board join and serve on the committee whenever decisions related to CEO compensation are required. The Committee performs an annual performance evaluation and a review of comparable compensation data. The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) provides consultation to the compensation committee related to CEO benchmarking surveys. The last CEO compensation review and adjustment occurred in September 2009. The CEO is accountable for compensation levels for all other positions. Each team member receives an annual review and compensation adjustment at the beginning of the calendar year. Salary adjustments are aligned with the annual budget and are allocated based on benchmark salary data and the performance evaluation for each team member. The last salary adjustments occurred in January, 2010. F990_P06_S0C_L19 Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 AACN does not make governing documents or conflict of interest policies available to the public. The financial statements of the organization are published to the membership within one hundred twenty days of the end of the fiscal year. The financial report is included in the Association newsletter, AACN Bold Voices, which is available to the public digitally on the website. In addition, the audited financial statements are available to the public upon request. 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