2022-09-15T13:04:20-05:00 2021-12-31 363321958 Desmond & Ahern Ltd 10827 S Western Ave Chicago IL 60643 990 2021-01-01 363382069 North American Spine Society NORT 6302303600 7075 Veterans Blvd Burr Ridge IL 60527 Eric J Muehlbauer Executive Director 6302303600 2022-09-15 1 Eric Muehlbauer 999009999 Jason L Gierhahn P02385275 7737794720 2022-09-15 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z NASS and Spine Foundation Eric J Muehlbauer 7075 Veterans Blvd Burr Ridge IL 60527 13542097 0 X www.spine.org X 1995 IL Pursue scientific knowledge and high standards of excellence in the field of spinal disorders. 23 22 61 827 1040915 711146 1341870 4234859 4226964 6469968 41434 533954 27805 152348 5638073 11391129 181410 122798 0 0 5078292 5228146 0 0 32912 4559292 5905760 9818994 11256704 -4180921 134425 20521276 20618973 7859479 7152972 12661797 13466001 X The society was formed to improve the quality of scientific knowledge and pursuit of high standards of excellence in patient care, clinical practice and related sciences among professionals in the field of spinal disorders. 0 0 4137181 2353736 The Organization hosts an annual meeting, attended by over 6,000, providing high-quality continuing medical education for members including excellence in patient care and clincial practice. A trade show where exhibitors display and demonstrate the latest in technology in the field of spinal disorders accompanies the annual meeting. 682306 20000 271599 The Organization publishes magazines and other materials intended to educate patients on spinal disorders and spine health. Spine research and spine health periodicals are published for members. 938741 440504 Through Spine Education and Resource Center, the Organization provides various educational programs, including hands on coursework, and classes designed to improve the quality of scientific knowledge among professionals in the field of spinal disorders. The Organization also provides a specialized laboratory training facility to other entities for similar training programs. 2297882 102798 2515562 Other programs include research, member services, and spine disorder advocacy. Funds are granted for research in surgical and non-operative treatments for spine disorders, and for spine care education and awareness programs. 2297882 102798 2515562 8056110 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 49 0 1 61 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 23 22 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 IL X Robert Nelson 6302303655 7075 Veterans Blvd Burr Ridge IL 60527 Eeric Truumees MD President 10.00 2.00 X X 50000 0 0 Edward J Dohring MD 1st Vice President 5.00 X X 0 0 0 John G Finkenberg MD 2nd Vice President 5.00 X X 0 0 0 David R O'Brien Jr MD Treasurer 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Zoher Ghogawala MD FACS Secretary 5.00 X X 0 0 0 William Sullivan MD Past President 5.00 X 0 0 0 Scott Kreiner MD Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Christopher P Kauffman MD Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Charles A Reitman MD Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Philip L Schneider MD Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Mitchell F Reiter MD PC Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Patrick C Hsieh MD Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Steven W Hwang MD Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 William Mitchell MD Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Michael G Fehlings MD Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Karin R Swartz MD Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 John C Liu MD Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Jonathon N Grauer MD Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 DJ Kennedy MD At-Large Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 K Dan Riew MD At-Large Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Eric J Muehlbauer MJ CAE Executive Director 40.00 X X 314624 0 44327 Richard L Skolasky ScD Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Donna M Lahey RNFA CNOR Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Paul M Arnold MD Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Francis Kocich Chief Marketing Officer 40.00 X 163735 0 26910 Robert Nelson Chief Financial Officer 40.00 X 165877 0 27106 Christina Wolf Director of Education 40.00 X 126972 0 28169 Dana Rennie Director of Human Resource 40.00 X 115555 0 16553 Shweta Trivedi Assoc ED - Health Policy 40.00 X 119897 0 11507 Allison Waxler Director of Regulatory Aff 40.00 X 113984 0 15684 Pamela Towne Director of Publications 40.00 X 105315 0 26217 1275959 0 196473 10 0 1 0 Freeman Audio Visual 2616 Commerce Park Dr Orlando FL 32819 Supplies audio visual equipment at annua 469077 Christopher Bono 73 Caterina Heights Concord MA 01742 Editor of Spine Journal 260100 Levy Premium Food Service 415 Summer St Boston MA 02210 Supplies food and beverage for annual me 219818 Ken Winans dba KW Graphics 131 S Waverly Place Mt Prospect IL 60056 Prints Spine Line publication & advertis 200351 Elsiever Science 3251 Riverport Lane Maryland Heights MO 63043 Prints the Spine Journal publication 188826 5 2420513 1237724 576622 91814 4234859 Annual meeting 900099 5424399 4774249 650150 Training facility 900099 440504 440504 Publications 541800 332664 250073 82591 Sales & publications 541800 272401 21526 250875 6469968 182214 182214 3206 3206 2502708 2150968 351740 351740 351740 Hotel commissions 900099 88885 88885 Web advertising 541800 54093 54093 Miscellaneous 900099 6164 6164 149142 11391129 5581401 1040915 533954 102798 102798 10000 10000 10000 10000 358952 235665 122582 705 87794 56749 30864 181 3699884 2429114 1263514 7256 118312 65925 52040 347 672268 386521 283892 1855 290936 193196 97257 483 78916 48693 28544 1679 33159 33159 68838 68838 547376 430968 114140 2268 672204 490043 175279 6882 287008 180185 104152 2671 247356 135456 111731 169 2264439 2124333 140106 148900 89340 58071 1489 673026 403816 262480 6730 Publications 346916 346496 411 9 Fees & royalties 274626 271324 3297 5 Unrelated business inco 208146 208146 Other 54850 45488 9179 183 11256704 8056110 3167682 32912 2463037 2579699 3118860 1380888 171644 660844 75620 73089 420601 387527 17464135 12347223 5768309 5116912 8425313 10298156 77892 121858 20521276 20618973 390546 601202 2083392 2269678 5385541 4282092 7859479 7152972 X 9386220 9773065 3275577 3692936 12661797 13466001 20521276 20618973 134425 669779 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1453798 1695633 1372135 1341870 4234859 10098295 10655642 10587115 10925573 3621317 5575237 41364884 12109440 12282748 12297708 4963187 9810096 51463179 0 0 0 51463179 180824 213062 266577 202214 182214 1044891 139593 256007 370024 1040915 1806539 320417 469069 636601 202214 1223129 2851430 44848 2666 45 6164 53723 12474705 12754483 12934309 5165446 11039389 54368332 0.94660 0.96600 0.05240 0.03300 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3122007 417359 3539366 2880408 370008 128409 3122007 2567098 413310 100000 2880408 2817795 -150787 99910 2567098 2595354 315626 93455 2817795 0.50300 0.49700 0 0 1420000 1420000 12724561 9039752 3684809 2920230 2908619 11611 399344 398852 492 5116912 X Part V, Line 4: The endowment fund is to be used to fund spine related research grants. Part X, Line 2: FIN 48 Note from Audited Financial Statements North American Spine Society is an organization described in Sections 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and was granted exemption from federal income taxes by the Internal Revenue Service. The tax-exempt purposes of the Organization and the nature in which it operates is described in Note 1. Management's assertion is that there are no uncertain tax positions and the Organizations continue to operate in compliance with their tax-exempt purposes. However, the Organizations are subject to income tax on their unrelated business income after related expenses. North American Spine Society does sell advertising in its journals as well as at its annual conference registration listing of participants which is considered unrelated to its tax-exempt purpose. Based on net income from these activities, the Society incurred and paid $208,146 in unrelated business income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2021. The Society has adopted the requirements for accounting for uncertain tax positions and management has determined that the Society was not required to record a liability related to uncertain tax positions as of December 31, 2021. The Organizations annual informational and income tax returns filed with the federal and state governments are subject to examination generally for three years after they have been filed. 0 Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) - Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium 0 0 Membership East Asia and the Pacific - Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, 0 0 Membership South America - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, 0 0 Membership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 South Asia - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, TSJ Outstanding Paper Award 10000 0 Clinical travel fellowship Sub-Saharan Africa - Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Research traveling fellowship Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) - Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgiu 0 0 0 0 0 0 Part I, Line 2: Grants are approved by the Board of Directors and reported in the Board minutes and in the accounting records of the Organization. Annual reports relating to the use of funds are due from grantees by July 31 of each year. Part III Accounting Method: 1 Massachusetts General Hospital Bank of America NA PO Box 414876 Boston MA 02241 042697983 45443 0 Analysis of Force-Dependent Molecular Mechanisms Mediating Degenerative Spinal Disease Stanford University SPO 241903 Veeravagu-Pl Stanford University Lockbox PO Box 44253 San Francisco CA 94144 941156365 501(c)(3) 37000 0 Precise Anatomic Localization of Low Back Pain by Radiomic Assessment of Sigma-1 Receptor University of Virginia 1001 N Emmet Street PO Box 400195 Charlottesville VA 22904 546001796 501(c)(3) 20355 0 Can Modulation of Macrophage Phenotype Reverse Disc Degeneration TSJ Outstanding Paper Award 1 10000 Part I, Line 2: Grants are approved by the Board of Directors and reported in the Board minutes and in the accounting records of the Organization. Annual reports relating to the use of funds are due from grantees by July 31 of each year. X X X 1 1 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eric J Muehlbauer MJ CAE Executive Director 314624 0 0 0 0 0 29000 0 15327 0 358951 0 0 0 Robert Nelson Chief Financial Officer 165877 0 0 0 0 0 16332 0 10774 0 192983 0 0 0 Francis Kocich Chief Marketing Officer 163735 0 0 0 0 0 16136 0 10774 0 190645 0 0 0 Christina Wolf Director of Education 126972 0 0 0 0 0 12842 0 15327 0 155141 0 0 0 Part I, Line 1a NASS pays a portion of health club dues for employees. Employees submit documentation of dues payment and this amount is included in the employees' paycheck and W-2. Mr. Muehlbauer, Mr. Nelson, and Mr. Kocich all participate in this program. A Illinois Financial Authority 861091967 NC29967C1 2014-02-26 8860000 Refinance of IFA Series 2007 (educational and research facility) 0 0 0 A 8860000 8860000 2014 1 0 1 1 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 A 0 Briana Schaefer Daughter of Executive Director 83940 Briana Schaefer, daughter of Executive Director Eric Muehlbauer, works for the Organization as a SERC manager. Her 2021 compensation including benefits was $83,940. 0 X C-Arm 1 91814 fair value 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4 The Bylaws were updated the include a creation of national chapters: Bylaw language for creation of chapters - The Board of Directors may, from time to time as appropriate, establish Chapters to help advance the Society's purposes as outlined in these Bylaws. The determination of whether a Chapter shall be created shall be evaluated according to criterion that has been approved by the relevant Councils and/or Committees as well as the Board of Directors. The Executive Committee, upon majority vote, shall evaluate and determine whether a group shall be granted status as a NASS Chapter according to this established criterion. The Society retains the right to deny Chapter status at its sole discretion; the Society also retains the right to rescind the status of any Chapter at the Society's sole discretion. Status as a Chapter may be rescinded upon the affirmative majority vote of the Executive Committee. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 The Organization has a membership consisting of individuals in the medical profession dealing with spine disorders. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a Membership elects the Board of Directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b Membership must approve changes in the bylaws. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The 990 was reviewed by the CFO and Executive Director. Final approval was obtained from the Audit Committee of the Board prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Prior to the start of the meeting each board member must update their disclosure information. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 Compensation for the Executive Director and key employees is reviewed by the Executive Committee which relies on the Association Forum Compensation Survey for comparison purposes. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 All governing documents are available on the Organization's website "www.spine.org or upon request Form 990, Part XII, line 2c: The process has not changed from the prior year. The National Association of Spine Specialists 7075 Veterans Blvd Burr Ridge IL 60527 364309601 Promote interests of spine community and patients they serve IL 501(C)(6) Common Board of Directors 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 The National Association of Spine Specialists D 121858 The National Association of Spine Specialists O 315264 The National Association of Spine Specialists L 557388