2024-03-19T18:17:50-05:00 2023-06-30 873231666 PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC 3001 SUMMER STREET 5TH FLOOR EAST STAMFORD CT 06905 990 2022-07-01 132911127 AMERICAN COUNCIL ON SCIENCE AND HEALTH AMER 2123627044 PO BOX 1791 NEW YORK NY 101561791 THOMAS GOLAB PRESIDENT 2123627044 2024-03-19 1 THOMAS GOLAB XXX-XX-XXXX 1 GARRETT M HIGGINS P00543209 2033232400 2024-03-19 3 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z THOMAS GOLAB PO BOX 1791 NEW YORK NY 101561791 1988533 0 X WWW.ACSH.ORG X 1978 NY TO PROVIDE CURRENT SCIENTIFIC ANALYSES THAT HELP CONSUMERS SEPARATE FACTS FROM FICTION ON IMPORTANT AND KEY ISSUES RELATED TO CHEMICALS, HEALTH, ENERGY AND FOOD. 8 7 6 306 0 0 887457 1412937 0 0 8089 4389 3346 2575 898892 1419901 0 0 0 0 671909 752011 28000 29000 149735 281757 322662 981666 1103673 -82774 316228 603459 963319 66425 82128 537034 881191 X TO ENSURE THAT PEER-REVIEWED, EVIDENCE-BASED SCIENCE REACHES THE PUBLIC, THE MEDIA, AND THE DECISION-MAKERS WHO DETERMINE PUBLIC POLICY. OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO RESTORE SCIENCE AND COMMON SENSE TO PERSONAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH DECISIONS, IN ORDER TO FOSTER A SCIENTIFICALLY SOUND AND SENSIBLE PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. ACSH IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING COMMUNICATION AND DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE SCIENTIFIC/MEDICAL COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC, AND THE MEDIA, IN AN EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT THE COVERAGE OF HEALTH ISSUES IS BASED ON SCIENTIFIC FACTS - NOT HYPERBOLE, EMOTION AND IDEOLOGY. 0 0 763180 0 2575 ACSH ACHIEVES ITS MISSION THROUGH ONGOING GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT INCLUDE: PRODUCING PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS; PRODUCING AND DISTRIBUTING A DAILY E-NEWS BRIEF AND FEED THAT PRESENTS ACSH'S SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVE ON CURRENT AND/OR EMERGING HEALTH AND SCIENCE-RELATED NEWS STORIES, EVENTS AND/OR MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS; PRODUCING INFORMATIVE VIDEO COMMENTARIES, PODCASTS, AND FILMS; WRITING OP-EDS, COMMENTARIES AND LETTERS-TO-THE EDITOR THAT ARE PUBLISHED IN LEADING NATIONAL AND LOCAL NEWSPAPERS, POPULAR MAGAZINES AND/OR JOURNALS; HOSTING AN EDUCATIONAL WEBSITE AT ACSH.ORG THAT PROVIDES SCIENTIFIC ASSESSMENTS OF CURRENT TRENDS AND STUDIES IN HEALTH AND MEDICINE, AND FREE DOWNLOAD OF ACSH SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS; APPEARING ON RADIO AND TV TO DISPEL MYTHS AND CONFRONT CONTROVERSIES HEAD ON; CULTIVATING PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WITH LIKE-MINDED INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS; PROVIDING ORAL AND WRITTEN TESTIMONY AT REGULATORY AND LEGISLATIVE HEARINGS AND FORUMS; HOSTING SOCIAL MEDIA PORTALS AND CHANNELS ON YOUTUBE, X/TWITTER, AND FACEBOOK.HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2023 FISCAL PERIOD: 1) PUBLISHED 678 ARTICLES ON OUR WWW.ACSH.ORG WEBSITE. IN FY 2023, OUR WEBSITE HAD MORE THAN 2 MILLION UNIQUE VISITORS AND MORE THAN 3 MILLION PAGE VIEWS. PUBLISHED MORE THAN 156 ISSUES OF OUR DISPATCH DAILY AND 51 ISSUES OF OUR WEEKEND DISPATCH EDITION E-NEWSLETTERS THAT ARE READ BY MORE THAN 16,000.2) PROMOTED ITS SCIENTIFIC CONCLUSIONS ON CURRENT PUBLIC HEALTH TOPICS RELATED TO FOOD AND NUTRITION, CHEMICALS AND THE ENVIRONMENT, BIOLOGY AND BIOTECH, HEALTH AND MEDICINE, HARM REDUCTION, DISEASE, NEUROSCIENCE AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, PARENTS AND CHILDREN.3) PARTNERED WITH ORGANIZATIONS TO REACH BROADER AUDIENCES, SUCH AS: AGBIOWORLD, ATLANTIC LEGAL FOUNDATION, BOARD ON ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND TOXICOLOGY, CATO INSTITUTE, CENTER FOR CONSUMER FREEDOM, THE CENTER FOR COUNTERING DIGITAL HATE, CENTER FOR TRUTH IN SCIENCE, COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE, CONSUMERS' RESEARCH COUNCIL OF AMERICA, COUNCIL FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION, KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOLARS, PM 2.5 GROUP, REALCLEARHEALTH, REALCLEARSCIENCE, STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, AND UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY. 4) PUBLISHED NUMEROUS HEALTH AND SCIENCE EDITORIALS AND COMMENTARIES IN MAJOR, POPULAR NEWSPAPERS AND ONLINE JOURNALS READ BY MILLIONS, SUCH AS ISSUES & INSIGHTS, PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, THE BALTIMORE SUN, THE NEW YORK TIMES, BLOOMBERG BUSINESS WEEK, THE WASHINGTON TIMES, THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER, LAW360, HARVARD BILL OF HEALTH NEWSLETTER, NEW YORK POST, CHICAGO TIMES, BOSTON GLOBE, AND OTHERS. THROUGH THESE COMMENTARIES AND MENTIONS IN ARTICLES ACSH'S REACH WAS MORE THAN 3.5 BILLION PEOPLE.5) APPEARED ON RADIO AND TV MEDIA TO PUBLICIZE ACSH'S SCIENTIFIC POSITIONS ON PROGRAMS SUCH AS LARS LARSON (WEEKLY APPEARANCE ON A SYNDICATED RADIO SHOW), JOHN BATCHELOR CBS EYE ON THE WORLD (NATIONALLY SYNDICATED), MARK HAHN KSCJ RADIO, AND OTHERS. WE REACHED NEARLY 4 MILLION THROUGH BROADCAST MEDIA SUCH AS TELEVISION, RADIO, AND PODCASTS.6) OUR EXPERTS MET WITH POLICYMAKERS IN THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. IN ADDITION, WE TESTIFIED BEFORE AGENCY PANELS AND CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES INCLUDING CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL, DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S CLEAN AIR SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND OTHERS.7) PROMOTED ACSH'S CONCLUSION VIA SOCIAL MEDIA AND INTERNET OUTREACH ACTIVITIES THAT REACH MILLIONS OF ONLINE USERS VIA ACSH.ORG WEBSITE; OUR ACSH DISPATCH E-NEWS BRIEFS; THE DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATIVE VIDEO COMMENTARIES ON ACSH YOUTUBE CHANNEL "MATTER OF FACTS;" FACEBOOK PAGES (THE GENERAL ACSH.ORG PAGE AND OTHERS RELATED TO VACCINE AND IMMUNIZATIONS, FRACKING, EATING WITHOUT FEAR, WOMEN'S HEALTH, AND HELPING ADDICTED SMOKERS.) AND TWITTER WITH MORE THAN 10 MILLION DIRECT REACH AND MORE THAN 2 MILLION ENGAGEMENTS.8) PROMOTED THE ACSH SCIENCE DISPATCH PODCAST SHOW WHICH IS HOSTED BY FORMER ACSH DIRECTOR OF BIO-SCIENCES CAMERON ENGLISH, AND CO-HOSTED WITH ACSH MEDICAL DIRECTOR CHUCK DINERSTEIN. IT IS RELEASED WEEKLY AND FEATURES A 30- MINUTE (WHICH WILL BE MODIFIED TO A 15-MINUTE FORMAT) AUDIO INTERVIEWS WITH ACSH EXPERTS ON CURRENT TOPICS AND EVENTS. THE SHOW IS DISTRIBUTED FREE-OF-CHARGE ON POPULAR PLATFORMS SUCH AS SPOTIFY AND ITUNES WHERE LISTENERS CAN SUBSCRIBE TO RECEIVE THE WEEKLY EPISODES. WE HAVE NEARLY 1,000 WEEKLY VIEWERS.THE THREE LARGEST PROGRAMS USED TO PROMOTE ACSH'S SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH TO THE PUBLIC INCLUDE:1. ACSH'S EDUCATIONAL WEBSITE AND E-NEWSLETTER ACSH DISPATCH ARE OUR TWO MOST IMPORTANT DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS VEHICLES. ACSH.ORG LOGGED MORE THAN 5 MILLION VISITORS, NEARLY DOUBLING THE NUMBER OF VISITORS FOR LAST YEAR. OUR WEBSITE HOSTS ALL ACSH PUBLICATIONS, BROCHURES, DISPATCH ARTICLES, ACTIVITIES, POSITION STATEMENTS AND CONTENT, WHICH ARE ALL AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD. CONTENT ON ACSH.ORG IS UPDATED DAILY.2. ACSH'S MEDIA AND SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH STRATEGIES, PORTALS, AND PLATFORMS CONTINUE TO GROW EXPONENTIALLY, SUCH AS FACEBOOK (WE'VE INCREASED OUR LIKES, SHARES, AND COMMENTS), TWITTER (OUR ACSH ACCOUNT FOLLOWERS ARE UP SLIGHTLY), AND YOUTUBE (30 TO 40 PERCENT OF OUR VIDEOS GET BETWEEN 3,000-10,000 VIEWS, PLACING THEM IN THE TOP 20 PERCENT OF VIDEOS WORLDWIDE). ACSH DISPATCH, OUR ELECTRONIC E-NEWS BULLETIN THAT PROVIDES REGULAR SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVES ON THE MOST CURRENT, URGENT, BREAKING HEALTH NEWS, EVENTS, STUDIES AND TECHNOLOGIES ALSO SLIGHTLY INCREASED ITS SUBSCRIPTIONS. IN ADDITION, WE REACHED NEARLY 4 MILLION THROUGH BROADCAST MEDIA SUCH AS TELEVISION, RADIO, AND PODCASTS.3. WE ARE MAINTAINING AN AGGRESSIVE DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER OUTREACH PROGRAM BY MAIL THAT PROMOTES ACSH RESEARCH (THROUGH LIST SHARING AND EXCHANGES WITH LIKE-MINDED INSTITUTIONS) TO INDIVIDUALS AND FOUNDATIONS NOT PREVIOUSLY FAMILIAR WITH OUR WORK, THEREBY BUILDING A LARGER AUDIENCE. THE TOTAL REACH WAS MORE THAN 20,000. 763180 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL AR CA FL GA HI IL KS KY MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NY NM NC OH OK OR PA SC TN UT VA WV WI X X X CHERYL MARTIN 2123627044 PO BOX 1791 NEW YORK NY 101561791 THOMAS DJ GOLAB PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 130785 0 18658 NIGEL M BARK MD CHAIRMAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHEN MODZELEWSKI VICE-CHAIRMAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 TANYA DORHOUT TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 NAN AS HAYWORTH MD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICK HITCHCOCK PHD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL T STEIN MD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN T WHELAN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHEYL E MARTIN DIR. OF OPS./TREASURER/SECRETARY 40.00 X 105631 0 18658 JONATHAN BLOOM DIR. OF CHEM. & PHARM. 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MANAGEMENT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY EXPOSURE TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. THE COUNCIL IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR PERIODS ENDING ON OR PRIOR TO JUNE 30, 2020. X X X 1 HSP DIRECT LLC 20130 LAKEVIEW CENTER PLAZA SUITE ASHBURN VA 20147 DIRECT MAIL CAMPAIGN CONSULTING 0 241701 29000 212701 241701 29000 212701 AL AK AR CA CT CO FL GA HI IL KS KY MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NY NM NC ND OH OR OK PA RI SC TN UT VA WV WI FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM IN CONJUNCTION WITH ACSH MANAGEMENT. ONCE THE RETURN HAS BEEN PREPARED, IT IS PROVIDED TO THE AUDIT & FINANCE COMMITTEE ELECTRONICALLY FOR THEIR REVIEW. AFTER THE FORM 990 IS APPROVED BY THE AUDIT & FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES WHO ARE GIVEN 5-7 DAYS TO ASK QUESTIONS OR PROVIDE ANY COMMENTS. SUBSEQUENT TO THAT DATE, THE FORM 990 IS THEN FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ACSH HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, WHICH IS MONITORED BY THE AUDIT & FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WILL BE DEEMED TO EXIST WHENEVER AN INDIVIDUAL IS IN THE POSITION TO APPROVE OR INFLUENCE CORPORATION POLICIES OR ACTIONS WHICH INVOLVE OR COULD ULTIMATELY HARM OR BENEFIT FINANCIALLY: (A) THE INDIVIDUAL, (B) ANY MEMBER OF HIS/HER IMMEDIATE FAMILY (SPOUSE, PARENTS, DOMESTIC PARTNER, CHILDREN, BROTHERS OR SISTERS, AND SPOUSES OF THESE INDIVIDUALS), OR (C) ANY ORGANIZATION IN WHICH HE/SHE OR AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER IS A DIRECTOR, TRUSTEE, OFFICER, MEMBER, PARTNER OR MORE THAN 10% SHAREHOLDER. SERVICE ON THE BOARD OF ANOTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE AUDIT & FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS AND PRESENTS A SUMMARY TO THE BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION AND/OR RESOLUTION. TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS HAVE A DUTY TO DISCLOSE POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTERESTS: (A) PRIOR TO VOTING ON OR OTHERWISE DISCHARGING HIS/HER DUTIES WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER INVOLVING THE CONFLICT WHICH COMES BEFORE THE BOARD OR ANY COMMITTEE; (B) PRIOR TO ENTERING INTO ANY CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION INVOLVING THE CONFLICT; AND (C) AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER THE TRUSTEE OR OFFICER LEARNS OF THE CONFLICT. IF A TRUSTEE OR OFFICER HAS A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE TRUSTEE OR OFFICER RECUSES THEMSELVES BEFORE THE DECISION-MAKING TAKES PLACE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE ACSH'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND/OR ACSH'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE (WHICH PRESENTS RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD FOR FINAL APPROVAL) DETERMINE COMPENSATION FOR ACSH'S PRESIDENT. ACSH'S PRESIDENT DETERMINES COMPENSATION FOR ALL OTHER ACSH STAFF MEMBERS WITH CONSULTATION, REVIEW AND APPROVAL FROM EITHER THE ACSH BOARD OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE - PARTICULARLY FOR ANY INCREASES NOT PREVIOUSLY PLANNED IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET AS A LINE-ITEM OR DISCRETIONARY EXPENDITURE. FOR ALL COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS, INDEPENDENT SALARY DATA AND TRENDS ARE REVIEWED WHEN SETTING SALARY LEVELS. THE DISCUSSION, DECISION-MAKING, AND FINAL APPROVAL ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING AT WHICH THEY OCCUR. REVIEW OF THE PRESIDENT'S AND STAFF COMPENSATION PACKAGE WAS LAST CONDUCTED DURING THE ACSH BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING HELD NOVEMBER 16, 2022. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE COUNCIL MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE FORM 990 AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AND THE FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG AND OTHER SIMILAR WEBSITES. THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALL AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G SCI.,PRINT & PRODUCTION SERVICE COST: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 27. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 3. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2. TOTAL EXPENSES 32. RESEARCH: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 105,830. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 105,830. PAYROLL SERVICE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4,858. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 962. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 338. TOTAL EXPENSES 6,158. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE COUNCIL HAS AN AUDIT & FINANCE COMMITTEE THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.