Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 891,333 | 940,193 | 1,087,518 | 1,312,365 | 1,298,319 | 5,529,728 |
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | 1,244,645 | 1,167,466 | 1,232,388 | 1,392,198 | 1,409,600 | 6,446,297 |
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | 22,025 | 23,083 | 22,718 | 20,845 | 88,671 | |
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | 2,135,978 | 2,129,684 | 2,342,989 | 2,727,281 | 2,728,764 | 12,064,696 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | 165,250 | 79,277 | 53,290 | 297,817 | ||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | 0 | |||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 165,250 | 79,277 | 53,290 | 297,817 | ||
| 8 | Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 11,766,879 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 2,135,978 | 2,129,684 | 2,342,989 | 2,727,281 | 2,728,764 | 12,064,696 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 154,061 | 147,312 | 146,995 | 164,603 | 201,582 | 814,553 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | 646 | 646 | ||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 154,707 | 147,312 | 146,995 | 164,603 | 201,582 | 815,199 |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 2,290,685 | 2,276,996 | 2,489,984 | 2,891,884 | 2,930,346 | 12,879,895 |
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e | Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): | |||||
| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions) | |||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2014 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2014 |
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Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2014 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2014: | ||||
| a From 2009.......X | ||||
| b From 2010.......X | ||||
| c From 2011.......X | ||||
| d From 2012.......X | ||||
| e From 2013....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2009 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2014 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2014, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2014. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2015. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a From 2010.......X | ||||
| b From 2011.......X | ||||
| c From 2012.......X | ||||
| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | SIGNIFICANT CHANGES APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO GOVERNING DOCUMENTS IN 2014 INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO BOARD POLICIES: 1. POLICY 1(A) & (B) (MISSION STATEMENT AND VISION STATEMENT) WERE CHANGE TO CLARIFY THE FOCUS OF THE SOCIETY FROM "RELATED TECHNOLOGIES" TO "ENERGY BASED CONFLICTS." 2. POLICY 3(A)(2)B WAS CHANGED TO REFLECT THE REQUIRED LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION TO QUALFY FOR FELLOW MEMBERSHIP STATUS. 3. POLICY 6(A)4 WAS AMENDED TO CLARIFY THE FOLE OF THE SECRETARY IN MONITORING THE DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTS POLICY AND IDENTIFYING AND REPORTING CONFLCTS OF INTEREST. 4. POLICY 8(A0(3) WAS AMENDED TO STATE THAT THE EARLY CAREER SCIENTIST AND RESIDENT/FELLOW BOARD REPRESENTATIVE WILL SERVE AS NON-VOTING MEMBERS OF THE EDUCATION AND STANDARDS INNOVATIONS COMMITTEE. 5. POLICY 8(A)4 WAS CHANGED TO 8(A)12 AND THE STRUCTURE, DUTIES AND PROCEDURES OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM COMMITTEE WERE REWRITTEN WITH SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES. 6. POLICY 8(D)2 WAS AMENDED TO PROVIDE THE PROCEDURES FOR THE SELECTION AND APPOINTMENT BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF A RESIDENT/FELLOW REPRESENTATIVE AND AN EARLY CAREER SCIENTIST REPRESENTATIVE AS NON-VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD TO PROVIDE STUDENTS' PERSPECTIVES. 7.ITEM 10 OF THE APPENDIX TO THE BOARD POLICIES, INVESTMENT POLICY, AT DIVERSITY AND QUALITY, FIXED INCOME, WAS AMENDED TO ALLOW THE CORPORATE FIXED INCOME REPRESENTATION OF THE FIXED INCOME PORTION OF THE FUND TO EXCEED 70% IF THE FIXED INCOME HOLDINGS ARE COMPRISED SOLELY OF AT LEAST THREE DIVERSIFIED, BROAD BASED FIXED INCOME MUTUAL FUNDS. 8.ITEM 15 OF THE APPENDIX TO THE BOARD POLICIES, CME MISSION STATEMENT, WAS REPLACED BY THE UPDATED CME MISSION STATEMENT AND THE ASLMS COMMERCIAL SUPPORT GUIDELINES TO MEET ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (ACCME) GUIDELINES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR LASER MEDICINE AND SURGERY UTILIZES AN INDUSTRY ADVISORY COUNCIL, MADE UP OF 12 MEMBERS WHICH ARE ORGANIZATIONS. THERE ARE THREE CLASSES OF VOTING MEMBERS. ASSOCIATES ARE SCIENTIST, PHYSICIANS, OR OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL. FELLOWS ARE ASSOCIATES WHO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE SOCIETY AND HAVE BEEN IN GOOD STANDING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME SPECIFIED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. LIFE MEMBERS ARE ASSOCIATES OR FELLOWS ARE PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO CONTINUE IN SCIENTIFIC, BIOLOGICAL, OR MEDICAL PRACTICE OR HAVE RETIRED FROM THESE INDUSTRIES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | MEMBERS VOTE TO ELECT OFFICERS AND BOARD REPRESENTATIVES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | BY-LAW REVISING VOTED ON BY MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | A COPY OF THE FINAL FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY (BOARD MEMBERS) BEFORE FINAL SUBMISSION TO THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | SOCIETY OFFICERS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CANDIDATES FOR THOSE POSITIONS, AS WELL AS COMMITTEE MEMBERS, SHALL DISCLOSE FINANCIAL INTERESTS, POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND ANY INFORMATION REQUESTED BY STATES IN WHICH THE SOCIETY IS REGISTERED AS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION BY COMPLETING AND SIGNING A DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND AS DISCLOSURE INFORMATION CHANGES. ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OF COMMITTEES ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD SHALL VERBALLY DISCLOSE ACTUAL AND POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST INVOLVING ANY PERTINENT ITEM ON A BOARD OR COMMITTEE AGENDA AND SHALL RECUSE FROM DISCUSSION AND VOTING. THE SECRETARY SHALL RECORD SUCH DISCLOSURES AND RECUSALS IN THE MINUTES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | EACH YEAR, THE HUMAN RESOURCE COMMITTEE APPROVES THE INCENTIVE PACKAGES OFFERED TO KEY EMPLOYEES. THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S FINANCE COMMITTEE APPROVES THE YEARLY BUDGET, WHICH INCLUDES THE SALARIES OF THESE EMPLOYEES. IN ORDER TO DETERMINE SALARY REASONABLENESS, A PUBLISHED STUDY WAS USED FOR COMPARABILITY. AT THE NOVEMBER BOARD MEETING THE BUDGET, INCLUDING SALARIES, WAS APPROVED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C | THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. |
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