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.") . | 1,294,114 | 885,660 | 704,591 | 623,290 | 520,800 | 4,028,455 |
| 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...... | 2,226,618 | 3,327,171 | 3,499,372 | 3,056,632 | 3,384,659 | 15,494,452 |
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 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. | 3,520,732 | 4,212,831 | 4,203,963 | 3,679,922 | 3,905,459 | 19,522,907 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | 222,750 | 657,075 | 247,500 | 433,950 | 298,300 | 1,859,575 |
| 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.. | 222,750 | 657,075 | 247,500 | 433,950 | 298,300 | 1,859,575 |
| 8 | Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 17,663,332 | |||||
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... | 3,520,732 | 4,212,831 | 4,203,963 | 3,679,922 | 3,905,459 | 19,522,907 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 52,842 | 39,817 | 63,139 | 636,517 | 659,153 | 1,451,468 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 52,842 | 39,817 | 63,139 | 636,517 | 659,153 | 1,451,468 |
| 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.) .. | 281,899 | 279,846 | 273,173 | 67,371 | 69,405 | 971,694 |
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 3,855,473 | 4,532,494 | 4,540,275 | 4,383,810 | 4,634,017 | 21,946,069 |
| 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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2
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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8
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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1
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 1 | THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL CONSIST OF THE PRESIDENT, WHO SHALL BE THE CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT-ELECT, VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY/TREASURER, AND IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL BE AN EX OFFICIO MEMBER WITHOUT VOTE. IT MAY EXERCISE THE POWERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHEN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS NOT IN SESSION, AND SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SHALL REPORT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS ANY ACTION TAKEN. THREE VOTING MEMBERS SHALL CONSTITUTE A QUORUM FOR THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS. MEETINGS MAY BE CALLED BY THE PRESIDENT OR BY THREE VOTING MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | EVERY REPUTABLE AND PROFESSIONALLY QUALIFIED PERSON ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE FIELD OF CLINICAL NUTRITION, INCLUDING PARENTERAL AND ENTERAL NUTRITION, OR INVOLVED IN THE USE OR INVESTIGATION OF NUTRITIONAL SUBSTRATES, AND SUBSCRIBING TO THE PURPOSES OF THE SOCIETY AND AGREEING TO ABIDE BY ITS BYLAWS SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP. ACTIVE MEMBERS - AN ACTIVE MEMBER MUST BE A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: PHYSICIAN, DIETITIAN, NURSE, PHARMACIST, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, VETERINARIAN), A RESEARCHER ENGAGED IN THE FIELD OF CLINICAL NUTRITION, OR A TRAINEE OF DISCIPLINES QUALIFYING FOR ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP. EMERITUS MEMBERS - ANY ACTIVE OR AFFILIATE MEMBER WHO HAS AT LEAST 5 OR MORE YEARS OF CONTINUOUS MEMBERSHIP IN THE SOCIETY, AND IS 65 YEARS OF AGE AND RETIRED |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | ACTIVE MEMBERS SHALL HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF VOTING IN ALL MEMBERSHIP VOTES (INCLUDING VOTING FOR OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS AS ALLOWED HEREIN), SERVING AS COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND SERVING AS DIRECTORS OF THE SOCIETY. EMERITUS MEMBERS SHALL HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF VOTING BUT SHALL NOT HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF HOLDING OFFICE IN THE SOCIETY, AND MAY PARTICIPATE IN COMMITTEES AS APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | THE CEO AND SR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE REVIEW THE 990 PRIOR TO SHARING WITH THE TREASURER AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 990 IS SENT FOR REVIEW AND DISCUSSION ON A MONTHLY BOARD CONFERENCE CALL. ONCE REVIEWED THE 990 IS FILED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | IT IS THE POLICY OF A.S.P.E.N. THAT INDIVIDUALS IN THESE POSITIONS SHALL, IN ACTIONS TAKEN BY THEM ON BEHALF OF A.S.P.E.N, AVOID CONFLICTS AND THE APPEARANCE OF SUCH CONFLICTS, BETWEEN THEIR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS AND THE INTERESTS OF A.S.P.E.N. TO ASSURE THIS: 4.1 INDIVIDUALS WILL ANNUALLY COMPLETE A DISCLOSURE FORM PROVIDED BY A.S.P.E.N. APPLICANTS FOR POSITIONS ON THE A.S.P.E.N. BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES MUST COMPLETE A DISCLOSURE FORM AS PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS. INDIVIDUALS WILL NOTIFY A.S.P.E.N. IF NEW CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARISE DURING THE YEAR. 4.2 INDIVIDUALS WILL RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM DISCUSSIONS AND DECISIONS WHEN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. IT SHALL BE THE CHAIR'S PREROGATIVE TO DETERMINE WHAT ADDITIONAL STEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN AT THAT POINT, IF ANY, TO SATISFY THE ORGANIZATION'S NEED TO CONTINUE WITH THE DISCUSSION. ALTERNATIVES MAY INCLUDE: ASKING THE PERSON TO SPEAK TO THE ISSUE ON THE TABLE, THEN LEAVE THE ROOM; PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION, BUT NOT VOTE; DO NOTHING FURTHER. IF THE INDIVIDUAL IS THE CHAIR, A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS RESENT SHALL DETERMINE IF ALTERNATIVES TO RECUSAL ARE NECESSARY. 4.3 PRIOR TO ANY ACTION INVOLVING A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE INDIVIDUAL HAVING THE CONFLICT AND WHO IS IN ATTENDANCE AT THE MEETING, SHALL DISCLOSE ALL FACTS RELEVANT TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. SUCH DISCLOSURE SHALL BE REFLECTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING. 4.4 AN INDIVIDUAL WHO PLANS NOT TO ATTEND A MEETING AT WHICH HE OR SHE HAS REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE WILL ACT ON A MATTER IN WHICH THE PERSON HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST SHALL DISCLOSE TO THE PRESIDENT OR CHAIR OF THE MEETING ALL FACTS RELEVANT TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE CHAIR SHALL REPORT THE DISCLOSURE AT THE MEETING AND THE DISCLOSURE SHALL BE REFLECTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING. 4.5 A PERSON WHO HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST SHALL NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION OF THE MATTER EXCEPT TO DISCLOSE RELEVANT FACTS AND TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS. SUCH PERSON SHALL NOT ATTEMPT TO EXERT HIS OR HER PERSONAL INFLUENCE WITH RESPECT TO THE MATTER, EITHER AT OR OUTSIDE THE MEETING. IF REQUESTED BY THE CHAIR OR A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS PRESENT, THE INDIVIDUAL WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST MAY BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE ROOM DURING DISCUSSION. 4.6 A PERSON WHO HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT WILL BE VOTED ON AT A MEETING MAY BE COUNTED IN DETERMINING THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM. THE PERSON HAVING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST MAY NOT VOTE ON THE TRANSACTION AND SHALL NOT BE PRESENT IN THE MEETING ROOM WHEN THE VOTE IS TAKEN, UNLESS THE VOTE IS BY SECRET BALLOT. SUCH PERSON'S INELIGIBILITY TO VOTE SHALL BE REFLECTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE ORGANIZATION UTILIZES A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD/COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WHEN DETEMINING CEO COMPENSATION. AS PART OF THE PROCESS, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE CEO PERFORMANCE, REVIEWS COMPENSATION INFORMATION FROM THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES AND CEO UPDATE NOT LESS THAN EVERY THREE YEARS, FACTORING THAT INFORMATION INTO THEIR DECISION. UTILIZING SALARY COMPARABILITY DATA FROM SUCH SOURCES AS THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES, THE CEO EVIEWS AND DETERMINES THE COO'S SALARY. THIS PROCESS OCCURS ANNUALLY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | OTHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 510,577. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 14,825. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 525,402. DATABASE MANAGEMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 5,250. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 5,250. DECORATOR: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 61,628. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 61,628. |
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