| (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) 2021 | (b) 2022 | (c) 2023 | (d) 2024 | (e) 2025 | (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) 2021 | (b) 2022 | (c) 2023 | (d) 2024 | (e) 2025 | (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) 2021 | (b) 2022 | (c) 2023 | (d) 2024 | (e) 2025 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") | 9,950 | 32,545 | 37,000 | 39,800 | 41,000 | 160,295 |
| 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 | 13,615 | 68,985 | 155,558 | 168,268 | 201,082 | 607,508 |
| 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 | 23,565 | 101,530 | 192,558 | 208,068 | 242,082 | 767,803 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| 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. | 8,615 | 53,985 | 140,558 | 151,179 | 183,077 | 537,414 |
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 8,615 | 53,985 | 140,558 | 151,179 | 183,077 | 537,414 |
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 230,389 | |||||
| Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2021 | (b) 2022 | (c) 2023 | (d) 2024 | (e) 2025 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6 | 23,565 | 101,530 | 192,558 | 208,068 | 242,082 | 767,803 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975 | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on 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.).. | 23,565 | 101,530 | 192,558 | 208,068 | 242,082 | 767,803 |
| 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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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 | 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 | |
| 6Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 5. | 6 | |
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
7 | |
| 8 Distributable amount for 2025 from Section C, line 6 | 8 | |
| 9 Line 7 amount divided by Line 8 amount | 9 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2025 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2025 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2025 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2025 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2025: | ||||
| a From 2020....... | ||||
| b From 2021....... | ||||
| c From 2022....... | ||||
| d From 2023....... | ||||
| e From 2024....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2025 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2020 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2025 from Section D, line 6: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2025 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2025, 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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Remaining underdistributions for 2025. 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 2026. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2024..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2025..... | ||||
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| Part VI, Section B, Line 11a | The organizations officers and executive leadership review the Form 990 using SEFCs financial records before filing. The organization also reviews its financial records with leadership and the governing body during the annual in-person meeting held each January or February. Due to timing and the organizations usual filing process a complete copy of the Form 990 is not provided to all members of the governing body before filing. |
| Part VI, Section B, Line 11b | The organizations officers and executive leadership review the Form 990 using SEFCs financial records before filing. SEFC also reviews its financial records with leadership and the governing body during the annual in-person meeting held each January or February. A complete copy of the Form 990 is not provided to all members of the governing body before filing due to timing and the organizations usual filing process. |
| Part VI, Section B, Line 12c | SEFC requires officers directors trustees and key employees to disclose potential conflicts of interest on an annual basis. Proposed or ongoing transactions are reviewed by the organizations leadership and or governing body to determine whether a conflict exists. Any individual with a potential or actual conflict is expected to disclose the conflict recuse themselves from discussion and voting and refrain from influencing the decision. The organization documents conflict disclosures recusals and related decisions in meeting minutes or organizational records. If a conflict is discovered after a transaction has occurred the organization reviews the matter and takes appropriate corrective action as needed. |
| Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | SEFC makes its governing documents available through the organizations website. The organizations conflict of interest disclosures are made available as part of the annual conference post-conference materials which are posted each year and include disclosures for officers and other applicable participants. SEFCs financial information is available through publicly accessible nonprofit reporting resources and public inspection channels including the organizations filed Form 990. |
| Part III,line 4a | | Explanation:| Annual Education Symposium CME Programming Research Collaboration Scholarships and Future Symposium Planning. Southeastern Fracture Consortium Foundation sponsored and operated its annual CME-accredited orthopaedic trauma education symposium for orthopaedic surgeons residents fellows medical students and related healthcare professionals. The program provided trauma-focused continuing medical education professional development exhibitor and industry engagement networking and clinical research collaboration opportunities. SEFC provided scholarship support to residents fellows and medical students by waiving conference registration fees and awarding one $500 lodging stipend to support attendance. Through these activities SEFC advanced orthopaedic trauma education supported early-career professional development encouraged participation in clinical research discussions and fostered collaboration among clinicians caring for patients with musculoskeletal injuries. SEFC also conducted planning and development activities for the 2026 symposium including conference logistics exhibitor sponsor coordination educational programming and attendee registration preparation. |
| Part VIII,line 2 | | Explanation:| Program service revenue includes amounts received during 2025 for SEFCs annual educational symposium and related exempt-function activities including registrations exhibitor fees sponsor benefits labs and apparel. A portion of 2025 receipts related to the 2026 symposium was received in advance during 2025. Because the organization reports on the cash method of accounting those receipts are included in 2025 revenue. Revenue from sponsors and exhibitors was treated as program service revenue rather than contributions because the payments were associated with conference-related benefits. |
| Part VIII,line 2 | | Explanation:| Sponsor and exhibitor payments were treated as program service revenue because the payments were associated with the organizations educational symposium and related conference benefits including exhibit space advertising or recognition opportunities enhanced booth placement or size signage poster-related benefits and other symposium-related benefits. Sponsorship amounts identified as disqualified-person support for Schedule A purposes were included in total support and revenue but were separately reported on Schedule A in accordance with the public support test. |
| Part IX,line 25 | | Explanation:| Program service expenses include direct symposium expenses CME accreditation and AAOS-related costs event technology and registration platforms Wix and Cvent processing platform costs conference planning and scouting expenses and staff time devoted to planning administering and operating SEFCs educational symposium and related programming. Management and general expenses include accounting administrative office compliance general operating and other non-program administrative costs. The organization did not report separate fundraising expenses because sponsor and exhibitor activities were treated as program service activities related to the annual educational symposium. |
| Part VI,line 11b | | Explanation:| The Form 990 is prepared using the organizations financial records and reviewed by the organizations officers and or executive leadership prior to filing. The organization does not provide a complete copy of the Form 990 to all members of the governing body before filing. |
| Part VI,line 12c | | Explanation:| Officers directors trustees and key employees are required to disclose potential conflicts of interest. The organization reviews disclosed interests and requires affected individuals to recuse themselves from discussion and voting on matters where a conflict exists. Any such actions are documented in meeting minutes or organizational records. |
| Part VI,line 19 | | Explanation:| SEFC makes its governing documents available through the organizations website. The organizations conflict of interest disclosures are made available as part of the annual conference post-conference materials which are posted each year and include disclosures for officers and other applicable participants. SEFCs financial information is available through publicly accessible nonprofit reporting resources and public inspection channels including the organizations filed Form 990. |
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