2011-07-21T12:39:57-05:00 2010-12-31 SS&G FINANCIAL SERVICES INC 32125 SOLON ROAD SOLON OH 441392284 990 2010-01-01 341604749 THE NORTH AMERICAN MENOPAUSE SOCIETY NORT 4404427550 5900 LANDERBROOK DR SUITE 390 MAYFIELD HTS OH 44124 OFFICER 4404427550 2011-06-16 1 PAMELA J PLOTT 4402488787 2011-05-27 2010 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z MARGERY LS GASS 5900 LANDERBROOK DR SUITE 390 MAYFIELD HTS OH 44124 3438526 0 X WWW.MENOPAUSE.ORG X 1988 OH THE NORTH AMERICAN MENOPAUSE SOCIETY (NAMS) IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. ITS MISSION IS TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF WOMEN THROUGH AN UNDERSTANDING OF MENOPAUSE AND HEALTHY AGING. WITH ITS MEMBERSHIP OF 2,000 PROFESSIONALS WORLDWIDE WHO REPRESENT A VARIETY OF DISCIPLINES - INCLUDING CLINICAL AND BASIC SCIENCE EXPERTS FROM MEDICINE, NURSING, PHARMACY, ANTHROPOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY, AND COMPLEMENTARY/ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE - NAMS IS UNIQUELY QUALIFIED TO SERVE AS THE DEFINITIVE RESOURCE FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND THE PUBLIC REGARDING ACCURATE, UNBIASED, MENOPAUSE-RELATED INFORMATION. 14 11 10 114 0 0 1409977 1553917 1552266 1331765 150766 362256 8735 7811 3121744 3255749 0 0 0 0 1462159 1036608 0 0 173925 1989213 1861981 3451372 2898589 -329628 357160 3886438 3966148 439085 174552 3447353 3791596 X TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF WOMEN THROUGH AN UNDERSTANDING OF MENOPAUSE AND HEALTHY AGING 0 0 1956819 1339576 SEE SCHEDULE OORGANIZATION VISION:STIMULATES, RECOMMENDS, RECOGNIZES, AND SUPPORTS NEW RESEARCH ON PHYSIOLOGIC, MEDICAL, GENETICS, PSYCHOSOCIAL, AND CULTURAL ASPECTS OF MENOPAUSE AND HEALTHY AGING AND ITS TRANSLATION INTO CLINICAL PRACTICE. FOR EXAMPLE, AWARDED ANNUALLY ARE A WIDE VARIETY OF PRIZES TO RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING RESEARCH EFFORTS IN THE FIELD OF WOMEN'S HEALTH.PROMOTES THE EXCHANGE OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE OF MENOPAUSE AND HEALTHY AGING THROUGH EFFORTS THAT INCLUDE:THE ANNUAL MEETING, RECOGNIZED AS THE WORLD'S TOP SCIENTIFIC MEETING IN THE FIELD, REGULARLY ATTRACTING OVER 1,200 PARTICIPANTS FROM DOZENS OF COUNTRIES.POSTGRADUATE COURSES, TYPICALLY OFFERED IN ADVANCE OF THE ANNUAL MEETING.COMPLIMENTARY MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTER TO MEMBERS OF THE LATEST SCIENTIFIC NEWS WITH EXPERT COMMENTARY, CALLED FIRST TO KNOW.COMPLIMENTARY QUARTERLY E-NEWSLETTER TO MEMBERS WITH CHALLENGING CLINICAL QUESTIONS AND CASES WITH EXPERT COMMENTARY, CALLED MENOPAUSE E-CONSULT.THE SOCIETY'S OFFICIAL JOURNAL MENOPAUSE, RECOGNIZED AS THE LEADING PEER-REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL IN THE FIELD. AVAILABLE BIMONTHLY IN PRINT AND ONLINE TO OVER 2,500 INDIVIDUAL SUBSCRIBERS, PLUS THOUSANDS MORE THROUGH INSTITUTIONAL DATABASE SUBSCRIPTIONS.CONTRIBUTING PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED MATERIALS TO SEVERAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDER PERIODICALS PUBLISHED BY ADVANSTAR, REACHING THOUSANDS IN THE UNITED STATES BEYOND THE NAMS MEMBERSHIP.EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS WITHIN THE SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS OF OTHER NONPROFIT HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING SERVING AS MENOPAUSE AND POSTMENOPAUSAL SEXUAL HEALTH SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP FOR THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS.DELINEATES THE SCOPE OF, AND PROMOTES EXCELLENCE IN, MENOPAUSE-RELATED CLINICAL PRACTICE THROUGH ITS PROGRAMS, INCLUDING:ITS UNIQUE COMPETENCY EXAMINATION PROGRAM FOR LICENSED HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS LEADING TO THE CREDENTIAL OF NAMS CERTIFIED MENOPAUSE PRACTITIONER (NCMP).THE SOCIETY'S OFFICIAL POSITION STATEMENTS PUBLISHED IN MENOPAUSE, PROVIDING EVIDENCE-BASED REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TOPICS RELATED TO MENOPAUSE MANAGEMENT.ITS 336-PAGE TEXTBOOK, MENOPAUSE PRACTICE: A CLINICIAN'S GUIDE, 4TH EDITION, PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE LATEST MENOPAUSE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION ESSENTIAL TO HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS.THE SOCIETY'S AWARD-WINNING WEB SITE (WWW.MENOPAUSE.ORG), SERVING AS A TRUSTED RESOURCE FOR ALL ITS CONSTITUENCIES.DEVELOPS AND DISTRIBUTES CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, RESEARCHERS, AND EDUCATORS THAT INCREASES UNDERSTANDING OF MENOPAUSE AND HEALTHY AGING - INCLUDING LIVE, PRINT, AND ONLINE CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) PROGRAMS, INCLUDING:PROVIDING CME ACTIVITIES ON MEDSCAPE.COM, A ROBUST CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION WEB SITE, TO REACH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS WORLDWIDE.ENABLES WOMEN TO PARTICIPATE ACTIVELY IN MENOPAUSE-RELATED HEALTHCARE DECISIONS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH CULTURALLY SENSITIVE, SCIENTIFICALLY ACCURATE INFORMATION, INCLUDING:COMPREHENSIVE PRINTED BROCHURES (MENOPAUSE GUIDEBOOK IN ENGLISH AND BRAILLE, AND THE EARLY MENOPAUSE GUIDEBOOK); A PLETHORA OF INFORMATION ON THE WEB SITE; HANDY FACT SHEETS (MENONOTES) IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, AND FRENCH; A MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTER (MENOPAUSE FLASHES); EASY-READ MATERIALS (4TH-GRADE READING LEVEL) IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, AND FRENCH; AND EASY-READ MATERIALS AT A 6TH-GRADE READING LEVEL IN ENGLISH ARE PART OF THE CONSUMER EDUCATION INITIATIVE.THE SOCIETY ALSO MAINTAINS REFERRAL LISTS FOR WOMEN SEEKING A MENOPAUSE CLINICIAN, WITH NAMS CERTIFIED MENOPAUSE PRACTITIONERS HIGHLIGHTED.SERVES AS THE DEFINITIVE, INDEPENDENT RESOURCE ON MIDLIFE WOMEN'S HEALTH, MENOPAUSE, AND HEALTHY AGING FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, RESEARCHERS, THE MEDIA, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.2010 ACCOMPLISHMENTS & SERVICES:IN ADDITION TO ACCOMPLISHMENTS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, DURING 2010 THE SOCIETY ACHIEVED THE FOLLOWING:MAINTAINED MEMBERSHIP LEVELS IN AN ERA OF DECLINING MEMBERSHIP IN SIMILAR SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS. AT THE END OF 2010, NAMS HAD 1,907 MEMBERS FROM MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES (70% PHYSICIANS, 11% NURSE PRACTITIONERS) FROM 53 COUNTRIES. CONTINUED TO SERVE AS THE UNIQUE FORUM WHERE EXPERTS FROM MULTIPLE HEALTH PROFESSIONS SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT WOMEN'S HEALTH THROUGH MENOPAUSE AND BEYOND SO THAT HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS KNOW HOW TO BEST INCORPORATE THE LATEST RESEARCH INTO THEIR PRACTICE. CONVENED ITS 21ST ANNUAL MEETING, ATTRACTING MANY HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND RESEARCHERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING MANY JOURNALISTS. DURING THIS CME ACTIVITY OF SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS, EXCEPTIONAL SCIENTIFIC ABSTRACTS AND POSTERS WERE ACCEPTED FOR PRESENTATION, AND AWARDS WERE PRESENTED TO RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE EXPANDED THE UNDERSTANDING OF MENOPAUSE. A PRE-MEETING CME POSTGRADUATE COURSE AND A COMPLIMENTARY WEBCAST OF ALL THE SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS ENHANCED THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE.CONTINUED TO IMPROVE THE NAMS AWARD-WINNING WEB SITE (WWW.MENOPAUSE.ORG) TO FACILITATE USE AMONG THE SOCIETY'S FIVE CONSTITUENCIES: NAMS MEMBERS, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, THE MEDIA, THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY, AND CONSUMERS. DURING 2010, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF VISITORS ACCESSED THE NAMS WEB SITE FOR UNBIASED INFORMATION.COMPLETING ITS 17TH YEAR OF PUBLICATION, THE SOCIETY'S BIMONTHLY JOURNAL OF PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH, MENOPAUSE, FIRMLY HOLDS THE POSITION AS ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY REGARDED AND MOST OFTEN CITED IN THE FIELD. NAMS ALSO CONTINUED ITS 18-YEAR EDITORIAL COLLABORATION WITH MENOPAUSE MANAGEMENT, A PERIODICAL BRINGING PRACTICE ADVICE TO OVER 30,000 HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS SIX TIMES YEARLY. CONTINUED TO SET THE STANDARDS FOR MENOPAUSE PRACTICE THROUGH THE EXAMINATION LEADING TO THE CREDENTIAL OF NAMS CERTIFIED MENOPAUSE PRACTITIONER. AT YEAR'S END, 480 LICENSED HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS HAD THIS ESTEEMED DESIGNATION. CONTINUED THE POPULAR COMPLIMENTARY E-NEWSLETTERS TO SOCIETY MEMBERS - MENOPAUSE E-CONSULT (OFFERING PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS REGARDING COMMON CLINICAL CHALLENGES) AND FIRST TO KNOW (OFFERING THE LATEST SCIENTIFIC NEWS WITH EXPERT COMMENTARY). CONTINUED TO SERVE AS THE TRUSTED RESOURCE FOR MILLIONS OF WOMEN IN SEARCH OF ACCURATE INFORMATION THAT WILL HELP THEM MAKE INFORMED HEALTH DECISIONS AT MENOPAUSE AND BEYOND. MOST WOMEN NOW GET THEIR INFORMATION FROM THE NAMS WEB SITE (WWW.MENOPAUSE.ORG). THE MOST POPULAR DOWNLOADED INFORMATION INCLUDED CHAPTERS FROM THE MENOPAUSE GUIDEBOOK AND EARLY MENOPAUSE GUIDEBOOK, AND REFERRAL LISTS OF MENOPAUSE CLINICIANS. CONTINUED TO MAKE CONSUMER INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN PRINT AS WELL - IN ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH, EASY-READ (4TH- AND 6TH-GRADE READING LEVELS), AND IN BRAILLE. CONTINUED TO RECEIVE KUDOS FROM THE OVER 26,000 CONSUMERS WHO SUBSCRIBE TO THE NAMS COMPLIMENTARY MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTER, MENOPAUSE FLASHES.MAINTAINED A HEALTHY REVENUE STREAM TO THE SOCIETY AND THE FOUNDATION, CONSISTING OF NONCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS (IE, MEMBERSHIP DUES, SALES OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, ROYALTIES FROM THE NAMS JOURNAL, REGISTRATION FEES TO ATTEND SOCIETY MEETINGS AND COURSES, INDUSTRY EXHIBIT FEES, AND COMPETENCY EXAMINATION FEES) AND CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS (IE, INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS AND GRANTS FROM INDUSTRY ASSOCIATED WITH THE SOCIETY'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AWARDS, AND MEETINGS). 1956819 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 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 1 0 0 0 0 1 69 0 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 11 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY X CAROLYN DEVELEN 4404427550 5900 LANDERBROOK DRIVE STE 390 MAYFIELD HTS OH 44124 CYNTHIA A STUENKEL MD NCMP 3.00 X X 3400 0 0 STEVEN R GOLDSTEIN MD NCMP 3.00 X X 2600 0 0 RISA KAGAN MD NCMP 3.00 X 2600 0 0 JOANN E MANSON MD DRPH 3.00 X X 1800 0 0 DIANE T PACE PHD FNP FFANP NCMP 3.00 X X 2000 0 0 THOMAS B CLARKSON DVM 3.00 X 2000 0 0 JAN L SHIFREN MD NCMP 3.00 X X 2400 0 0 MICHELLE P WARREN MD 3.00 X 2000 0 0 ISAAC SCHIFF MD 3.00 X 29100 0 0 PAULINE M MAKI PHD 3.00 X 2000 0 0 LYNNETTE LEIDY SIEVERT PHD 3.00 X 0 0 0 PETER F SCHNATZ 3.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH CONTESTABILE RNC 3.00 X 1200 0 0 MARGERY LS GASS MD NCMP 40.00 X 200000 0 11000 WULF H UTIAN MDPHDDSCMED 20.00 X 152000 0 0 CAROLYN DEVELEN 40.00 X 127062 0 0 JOANN V PINKERTON MD NCMP X 2000 0 0 ELIZABETH BARRETT-CONNORMD X 1000 0 0 ROBERT R FREEDMAN PHD X 1800 0 0 LEON SPEROFF MD X 2000 0 0 DAVID F ARCHER MD X 1500 0 0 JAMES A SIMON MD X 2100 0 0 JCHRIS GALLAGHER MD X 0 0 0 530162 0 11000 3 0 1 0 SHERATON 301 EAST NORTH WATER STREET CHICAGO IL 60611 ANNUAL MEETING VENUE 389878 AV CONCEPTS INC 1917 W 1ST STREET TAMPA AZ 85281 TECH SUPPORT AT AGM 188798 GOTHAM KING FEE 30 BROAD ST NEW YORK NY 10004 RENT 154302 LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS PO BOX 64914 BALTIMORE MD 21264 PUBLICATIONS 153651 4 401115 101345 1051457 1553917 ANNUAL MEETING 900099 856548 856548 EDITORIAL SERVICES 511120 308359 308359 EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS 611710 74233 74233 COMPETENCY EXAM FEES 611710 65625 65625 OVERSIGHT SERVICES FEE 611710 27000 27000 1331765 121221 121221 423812 182777 241035 241035 241035 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 7811 7811 7811 3255749 1339576 0 362256 549762 308571 199931 41260 342114 104078 153303 84733 10390 8073 1953 364 71853 34502 28070 9281 62489 31245 23746 7498 52740 41502 11238 29195 29195 30450 30450 10436 10436 55796 41847 13949 21803 21803 153537 102870 50667 52894 35439 17455 4351 3263 1088 28647 19193 9454 7062 4944 2118 ANNUAL MEETING 872868 872868 MEDIA OUTLETS 266972 253623 10679 2670 FORGIVENESS OF DEBT - R 72339 72339 CREDIT CARD EXPENSE 39769 31815 7954 SALES AND SALES FULFILL 38917 38917 124205 65571 41753 16881 2898589 1956819 767845 173925 X 366764 366614 25000 400 400 300000 56929 51647 488582 414531 102698 74051 3049647 3438436 10000 10000 3886438 3966148 241445 917 197640 173635 439085 174552 X 3302160 3526340 145193 65256 200000 3447353 3791596 3886438 3966148 X 357160 -12917 X X 0 1 1 X 0 X 2155860 1923190 2109900 1572046 1524542 9285538 1218795 1297496 1182448 1574943 1339576 6613258 3374655 3220686 3292348 3146989 2864118 15898796 1077743 864627 924148 654165 230750 3751433 0 1077743 864627 924148 654165 230750 3751433 12147363 271421 312952 184861 154246 126328 1049808 271421 312952 184861 154246 126328 1049808 3646076 3533638 3477209 3301235 2990446 16948604 0.71670 0.52810 0.06190 0.06370 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 8511 0 8511 1 1 228542 23946 3000 249488 203585 28457 3500 228542 227984 -40850 16451 203585 0.10510 0.80160 0.09320 0 0 488582 414531 74051 74051 3255749 2898589 357160 -12917 -12917 344243 DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS: PART V, LINE 4: THE ORGANIZATION'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF ONE INVESTMENT FUND ESTABLISHED FOR A LECTURESHIP SERIES AND ONE BOARD DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT. DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X: THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) RULED THAT THE SOCIETY QUALIFIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND ARE, THEREFORE, NOT SUBJECT TO TAX UNDER PRESENT FEDERAL INCOME TAX LAWS. THE SOCIETY HAS NOT BEEN CLASSIFIED AS PRIVATE FOUNDATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A) AND QUALIFIES FOR DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 170(B)(A)(VI). THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED THE ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE IN THE FASB CODIFICATION UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION'S INCOME TAX FILINGS ARE SUBJECT TO AUDIT BY VARIOUS TAXING AUTHORITIES. THE ORGANIZATION'S OPEN AUDIT PERIODS ARE 2007 THROUGH 2009. IN EVALUATING THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES ITS POSITION OF TAX-EXEMPT STATUS IS APPROPRIATE BASED ON CURRENT FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES. MANAGEMENT HAS ASSESSED THAT THERE ARE NO ACTIVITIES UNRELATED TO THE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THEREFORE NO TAX IS TO BE RECOGNIZED. IT IS THE POLICY OF THE ORGANIZATION TO INCLUDE IN OPERATING EXPENSES ANY PENALTIES AND INTEREST ASSESSED BY INCOME TAX AUTHORITIES. THERE ARE NO PENALTIES OR INTEREST FROM TAXING AUTHORITIES INCLUDED IN OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010. X X X X 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MARGERY LS GASS MD NCMP 200000 0 0 0 0 0 11000 0 0 0 211000 0 0 0 WULF H UTIAN MDPHDDSCMED 150000 0 0 0 2000 0 0 0 0 0 152000 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4A DR. MARGERY GASS PARTICIPATED IN 403B RETIREMENT PLAN AND CONTRIBUTED $22,000. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP SHALL SUPPORT THE PURPOSES AND OBJECTIVES OF THE SOCIETY. THE MEMBERHSIP OF THE SOCIETY SHALL CONSIST OF ACTIVE, HONORARY, LIFE, AND ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. MEMBERSHIPS SHALL BE ACCEPTED IRRESPECTIVE OF SEX, RACE, LANGUAGE, RELIGION, OR POLITICAL PERSUASION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A ACTIVE MEMBERS THAT ARE PHYSICIANS AND OTHER LICENSED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, SCIENTISTS HOLDING AN ADVANCED DEGREE IN ONE OF THE BIOLOGICAL OR SOCIAL SCIENCES, AND OTHERS WITH PROFESSIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS IN MENOPAUSE WHO SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINCIPLES OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE DISCIPLINES. ACTIVE MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE AND HOLD OFFICE. MEMBERS MAY VOTE FOR OR AGAINST A SLATE OF OFFICERS WHO ARE NOMINATED BY THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B A CHANGE TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS REQUIRES APPROVAL BY THE MEMBERS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 AFTER THE APPROPRIATE CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF APPROVES THE DOCUMENT, IT WILL BE SENT TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR APPROVAL. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL THEN RECOMMEND THAT THE BOARD AS A WHOLE APPROVE IT FOR FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C SIMPLE DISCLOSURE WITH MINIMAL EXPLANATION WILL BE ADEQUATE TO RESOLVE MOST POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. IF NOT, THE INDIVIDUAL MAKING THE DISCLOSURE IS EXPECTED TO INDICATE ON THE DISCLOSURE FORM WHY THERE IS NO ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR HOW HE/SHE INTENDS TO RESOLVE THE SITUATION. MOST POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST NOT RECOGNIZED OR RESOLVED BY THE INDIVIDUAL WILL BE RESOLVED WITHIN THE NAMS CENTRAL OFFICE OR EDITORIAL OFFICE, DEPENDING ON THE INDIVIDUAL'S ROLE WITH NAMS. IF THE POLICY SO REQUIRES OR IF NEEDED, ASSISTANCE MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE SOCIETY'S LEADERSHIP (IE, PRESIDENT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CHAIR OF THE ETHICS COMMITTEE). WHEN CONFLICTS OF INTEREST CANNOT BE RESOLVED IN A SATISFACTORY MANNER, THE INDIVIDUAL WILL BE INELIGIBLE FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE NAMS ROLE OR EVENT. THE ENTIRE CONFLICT OF INTEREST RESOLUTION PROCESS SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN A CONFIDENTIAL MANNER. PERSONAL INFORMATION WILL BE SHARED ONLY AS NECESSARY TO THE RESOLUTION PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 CONTRACT COMMITTEES WERE ESTABLISHED TO REVIEW THE RENEWAL OF THE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS OF SENIOR EXECUTIVES. ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE WERE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SOCIETY. THE GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE SOCIETY PREPARED AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE COMMITTEE A BOOKLET ENTITLED "CONTRACT COMMITTEE-COMPENSATION OF SENIOR EXECUTIVES". THE BOOKLET INCLUDED HISTORICAL DATA REGARDING COMPENSATION AND PUBLISHED MATERIALS DESCRIBING TRENDS IN COMPENSATION OF COMPARABLE SENIOR EXECUTIVES IN THE NON-PROFIT SECTOR. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE INFORMATION AND MADE ITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FORMALLY APPROVED THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CONTRACT COMMITTEE. EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS WERE PREPARED BY THE GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE SOCIETY AND APPROPRIATELY EXECUTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE ON THE NAMS WEBSITE. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: NET UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS: -12,917. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO OVERSEE THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS. THE NORTH AMERICAN MENOPAUSE SOCIETY FOUNDATION 5900 LANDERBROOK DR STE 390 MAYFIELD HTS OH 44124 205525393 SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION OH 501(C)(3) LINE 11A, I N/A 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1