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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (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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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 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) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (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) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 548,880 | 640,649 | 1,483,553 | 1,735,740 | 812,176 | 5,220,998 |
| 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 | 1,999,523 | 2,807,499 | 3,348,315 | 4,616,587 | 5,571,192 | 18,343,116 |
| 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 | 2,548,403 | 3,448,148 | 4,831,868 | 6,352,327 | 6,383,368 | 23,564,114 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | 41,000 | 15,000 | 85,000 | 141,000 | ||
| 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. | 256,889 | 576,918 | 387,600 | 1,221,407 | ||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 297,889 | 591,918 | 387,600 | 85,000 | 1,362,407 | |
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 22,201,707 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 2,548,403 | 3,448,148 | 4,831,868 | 6,352,327 | 6,383,368 | 23,564,114 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 27,635 | 40,688 | 60,563 | 100,334 | 84,023 | 313,243 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 27,635 | 40,688 | 60,563 | 100,334 | 84,023 | 313,243 |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | 10,653 | 13,200 | 22,350 | 25,200 | 28,400 | 99,803 |
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | 30 | 13,070 | 15,487 | 31,407 | 20,419 | 80,413 |
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 2,586,721 | 3,515,106 | 4,930,268 | 6,509,268 | 6,516,210 | 24,057,573 |
| 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): |
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| 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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2020 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2020 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2020: | ||||
| a From 2015....... | ||||
| b From 2016....... | ||||
| c From 2017....... | ||||
| d From 2018....... | ||||
| e From 2019....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2015 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2020 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2020, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2020. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2021. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2020..... | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 | LINE 3 EXPLANATION - ASGCT WAS IN CONTRACT FOR A PORTION OF 2020 WITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INC., AN ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT COMPANY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | LINE 6 EXPLANATION - MEMBERSHIP IN THE SOCIETY IS DEPENDENT ON THE APPLICANT ADEQUATELY DEMONSTRATING COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERSHIP AS DEFINED IN THE BYLAWS AND OTHERWISE BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOCIETY. THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY ARE (A) MEMBERS: INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE MANIFESTED AN INTEREST IN ANY DISCIPLINE IMPORTANT TO GENE THERAPY, CELL THERAPY, OR MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES FOR GENE AND CELL DELIVERY AS EVIDENCED BY WORK IN THE FIELD, (B) ASSOCIATE MEMBERS: INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN AN UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM, POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS PROGRAM OR GRADUATE STUDIES PROGRAM OR WHO ARE CURRENTLY EMPLOYED AS A LABORATORY MANAGER, TECHNICIAN, ASSISTANT, OR ANY OTHER CLERICAL LABORATORY POSITION IN GENE AND CELL THERAPY RESEARCH PROGRAMS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP IN THE SOCIETY (C) REDUCED DUES MEMBERS: INDIVIDUALS WHO RESIDE IN COUNTRIES DESIGNATED AS "LOW INCOME OR "LOWER-MIDDLE INCOME" BY THE WORLD BANK (BASED ON GROSS NATIONAL INCOME PER CAPITA) AND WHO OTHERWISE FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBER OR ASSOCIATE MEMBER STATUS SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR REDUCED DUES- MEMBER OR REDUCED DUES-ASSOCIATE MEMBER STATUS. (D) TRANSITIONAL MEMBERS: INDIVIDUALS WHO FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS OF MEMBER SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR TRANSITIONAL MEMBERSHIP FOR NO MORE THAN TWO (2) YEARS, WHICH STATUS PROVIDES FOR THE SAME PRIVILEGES AND MEMBER BENEFITS AS A MEMBER EXCEPT THAT MEMBERSHIP DUES SHALL BE AT A DISCOUNTED RATE AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (E) EMERITUS MEMBERS: ANY MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY WHO HAS BEEN IN GOOD STANDING FOR THE MOST RECENT THREE CONSECUTIVE YEARS, UPON ATTAINING AGE SIXTY-FIVE (65), AND RETIREMENT FROM ACTIVE PRACTICE OR RESEARCH REQUEST THAT HIS OR HER MEMBERSHIP STATUS BE TRANSITIONED TO EMERITUS MEMBERSHIP BY MAKING WRITTEN APPLICATION TO THE CHAIR OF THE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | LINE 7A EXPLANATION - ACTIVE MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING SHALL BE ENTITLED TO VOTE ON ALL MATTERS TO BE VOTED ON BY MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ELECTING OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF THE SOCIETY. ANY MATTER TO BE DECIDED BY A VOTE OF MEMBERS SHALL, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THE BYLAWS OR IN CHAPTER 24.03RCW OF THE WASHINGTON NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT (OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION), BE DECIDED BY MAJORITY VOTE OF MEMBERS PRESENT IN PERSON OR BY PROXY AT A MEETING OF THE MEMBERS. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS AND EMERITUS MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY SHALL NOT HAVE VOTING RIGHTS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | LINE 7B EXPLANATION - SEE DESCRIPTION IN 7A. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | LINE 11B EXPLANATION - THE FORM 990 AND ALL REQUIRED SCHEDULES ARE PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. ONCE APPROVED THE FORM IS SIGNED BY THE APPROPRIATE OFFICER AND FILED WITH THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | PRIOR TO EACH MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, EACH DIRECTOR IS ASKED TO REVIEW THE MEETING AGENDA AND MEETING MATERIALS. AFTER REVIEWING, EACH DIRECTOR IS ASKED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO THE SOCIETY'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DISCUSSES THE CONFLICT WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE REMEDIAL ACTION BASED ON THE DISCLOSED CONFLICT. SPEAKERS PRESENTING AT A SOCIETY MEETING ARE REQUIRED TO FILL OUT A DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT AND A FACULTY COMPLIANCE DOCUMENT PRIOR TO SPEAKING. THE DOCUMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE SOCIETY. ANY SPEAKERS WHO HAVE A CONFLICT ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THEIR PRESENTATION SLIDES FOR REVIEW AND INCLUDE A DISCLOSURE SLIDE PRIOR TO THEIR PRESENTATION SO THAT THE AUDIENCE IS AWARE OF THE RELATIONSHIPS THEY HAVE TO DISCLOSE. THE SOCIETY PRODUCES AND DISTRIBUTES TO EACH PROGRAM ATTENDEE A PRINTED DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT THAT COMPLIES ANY DISCLOSURES OF EVERY FACULTY MEMBER. THE SOCIETY ALSO DISTRIBUTES TWO SURVEYS AT EACH PROGRAM: ONE TO THE CHAIR OF THE SESSION AND ONE TO EACH AUDIENCE MEMBER WHICH ASKS THEM TO INDICATE IF THE PRESENTATIONS BY ANY OF THE FACULTY CONTAINED BIAS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | IN 2020, WE RELIED ON THE ADVICE OF AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT (WESTMAN & ASSOCIATES) TO ASSESS ALL NEWLY CREATED POSITIONS AND DETERMINE MARKET RATE BASED ON SEVERAL DATA, INCLUDING ASSOCIATION FORUM AND ASAE SALARY DATA. WE THEN USED THIS MARKET RATE DATA TO SET INDIVIDUAL SALARIES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | ASGCT MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FORM 990/990-T AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. ALL SUCH REQUESTS SHOULD BE IN WRITING AND ACCOMPANIED BY A $20 REPRODUCTION AND HANDLING CHARGE IF PRINT COPY IS REQUESTED. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD RECEIVING AN INQUIRY MUST ADVISE STAFF OF THE REQUEST WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME AFTER THE INQUIRY IS RECEIVED. THE BYLAWS CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON THE ASGCT WEBSITE. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: | THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR |
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