2024-11-04T11:56:24-06:00 2023-12-31 HAN GROUP LLC 1020 19TH STREET NW SUITE 800 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2023-01-01 521111284 NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR HISTOTECHNOLOGY NATI 4435354060 3545 ELLICOTT MILLS DRIVE PMB 204 ELLICOTT CITY MD 21043 AUBREY MJ WANNER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 4435354060 2024-11-02 1 1 JENNIFER S HAN P00633304 2022937000 2024-11-02 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z AUBREY MJ WANNER 3545 ELLICOTT MILLS DRIVE PMB 204 ELLICOTT CITY MD 21043 2107709 0 X WWW.NSH.ORG X 1974 MD TO EMPOWER THE PROFESSION OF HISTOTECHNOLOGY THROUGH COLLABORATION, EDUCATION, AND INNOVATION. 14 14 6 50 176694 15192 21019 34710 1483988 1579101 46160 30907 224018 231637 1775185 1876355 34583 25634 0 0 514200 523862 0 0 0 1408792 1413844 1957575 1963340 -182390 -86985 1551647 1342978 410142 190600 1141505 1152378 TO EMPOWER THE PROFESSION OF HISTOTECHNOLOGY THROUGH COLLABORATION, EDUCATION, AND INNOVATION. 0 0 SYMPOSIUM: THE NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR HISTOTECHNOLOGY (NSH) ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM/CONVENTION FORMS THE LARGEST EDUCATIONAL EVENT OF ITS KIND, WORKING TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE THE HISTOLOGY PROFESSION. NSH IS THE PREMIER SOURCE OF LEARNING, KNOWLEDGE, AND FUTURE ORIENTED RESEARCH FOR HISTOLOGY PROFESSIONALS. ATTENDANCE PROVIDES RESOURCES, EDUCATION, IDEAS, AND ADVOCACY TO ENHANCE THE PERFORMANCE IN THE LABORATORY AND ULTIMATELY THE BEST PATIENT CARE. EDUCATION: NSH PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL WEBINARS, IN PERSON SEMINARS, AND ONLINE SELF-PACED COURSES (INCLUDING CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION) TO FURTHER KNOWLEDGE IN HISTOTECHNOLOGY DESIGNED TO IMPROVE COMPETENCE AND EXPAND HISTOTECHNICIANS AND HISTOTECHNOLOGISTS' COMPETENCIES RESULTING IN QUALITY PATIENT OUTCOMES. OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATIONS - NSH SHARES KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES WITH ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS, REGULATORY BODIES, A COMMUNITY OF PEERS, ONLINE ON NSH'S MEMBER COMMUNITY THE BLOCK, AND FACE-TO-FACE AT NSH'S EVENTS. 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MD X AUBREY MJ WANNER 4435354060 3545 ELLICOTT MILLS DRIVE PMB 204 ELLICOTT CITY MD 21043 JERRY SANTIAGO PRESIDENT 8.00 X X 0 0 0 JOANNA BARTON PRESIDENT-ELECT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 HECTOR HERNANDEZ IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHELLE BELL SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH CHLIPALA TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KONSTANCE ZEITNER SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LUIS CHIRIBOGA REGION I DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE HART REGION II DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN CLARK REGION III DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAWN SCHNEIDER REGION IV DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 COLLEEN FORSTER REGION V DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHAMEIKA WINFREY REGION VI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEREMY JOHNSTON REGION VIII DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 NADIA GALE REGION IX DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 AUBREY MJ WANNER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 50.00 X 130000 0 15301 130000 0 15301 1 0 0 0 0 34710 34710 SEMINARS 611430 402579 402579 EXHIBITOR BOOTH RENTAL 900099 389200 389200 CONVENTION FEES 611430 388640 306040 82600 JOURNAL & DIGITAL AD 541800 256834 80140 176694 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 121828 121828 20020 20020 1579101 37261 37261 224188 224188 225000 231354 -6354 -6354 -6354 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 7449 7449 7449 1876355 930607 176694 734344 X 4149 21485 145301 300508 14296 30593 33164 16800 66965 10647 403453 70848 151935 192108 2477 103663 314766 791 17713 31679 UBIT TAXES 15412 MEMBERSHIP DUES/SUBS. 14467 LICENSES 120 1963340 114816 77477 66393 26742 172811 155410 131192 103356 118982 98026 40169 20956 1025206 957977 1060 1060 1551647 1342978 262972 79618 147170 110982 410142 190600 X 1122536 1131699 18969 20679 1141505 1152378 1551647 1342978 -86985 97858 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 2271 2271 0 116711 95755 20956 20956 X 1963566 97858 97858 1865708 10647 10647 1876355 1952693 0 1952693 10647 10647 1963340 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE AUTHORITATIVE GUIDANCE RELATING TO ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES INCLUDED IN ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION TOPIC 740-10, INCOME TAXES. THESE PROVISIONS PROVIDE CONSISTENT GUIDANCE FOR THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED ON AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBE A THRESHOLD OF "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" FOR RECOGNITION AND DERECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. IT IS THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, IN INCOME TAX EXPENSES. THE ORGANIZATION PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS GENERALLY REMAINS OPEN FOR THREE TAX YEARS WITH THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION OR THE VARIOUS STATES AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH THE ORGANIZATION FILES TAX RETURNS. 1 AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS 23 21485 PART I, LINE 2: AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS ARE GIVEN TO STUDENTS WHO ARE SELECTED FROM AN APPLICATION PROCESS. MEMBERS CAN NOMINATE CANDIDATES OR SELF-NOMINATE. THE AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS RECOGNIZE THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND ENCOURAGE FUTURE PROGRESS IN THE FIELD OF HISTOTECHNOLOGY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 NSH AMENDED ITS BYLAWS DURING 2023 AS THERE WAS A LARGE-SCALE STRUCTURE OF NSH'S OVERALL GOVERNANCE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS INDIVIDUALS ACTIVELY ENGAGED AND/OR INTERESTED IN HISTOTECHNOLOGY OR AN ALLIED PROFESSION THAT DO NOT QUALIFY FOR "STUDENT", "RETIRED", OR "INTERNATIONAL" STATUS. PREMIUM MEMBERS SHALL BE THOSE ACTIVE, STUDENT, OR RETIRED MEMBERS WHO CHOOSE TO PAY A FEE AND RECEIVE ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. STUDENT MEMBERS ANY INDIVIDUAL IN A COURSE OF TRAINING IN HISTOTECHNOLOGY WITH DOCUMENTATION FROM THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND/OR PATHOLOGISTS ATTESTING TO THEIR STUDENT TRAINING STATUS. INDIVIDUALS MAY HOLD STUDENT MEMBERSHIP FOR A MAXIMUM OF TWO YEARS. STUDENTS WITH APPROPRIATE VERIFICATION THAT THEY ARE ENROLLED IN A NACCLS APPROVED, OR CANADIAN PROGRAM ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A TWO-YEAR MEMBERSHIP FROM NSH. RETIRED MEMBERS RETIRED FROM THE PROFESSION. THE MEMBER MUST BE AN ACTIVE MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS PRIOR TO RETIREMENT. ORGANIZATION SUSTAINING MEMBER COMPANIES WISHING TO HELP SUPPORT THE SOCIETY BY PAYING A FEE, SET BY THE BOARD. INTERNATIONAL INDIVIDUALS RESIDING OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AND US. POSSESSIONS WHO ARE GAINFULLY EMPLOYED AND ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN AND/OR INTERESTED IN HISTOTECHNOLOGY OR AN ALLIED PROFESSION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A ONLY CHARTER, CORE, RETIRED, STUDENT, AND ENHANCED MEMBERS SHALL HAVE THE FULL PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERSHIP, BE ENTITLED TO VOTE, HOLD OFFICE, OR SERVE ON ANY BOARD, COMMITTEE, OR BY APPOINTMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B ONLY CHARTER, CORE, RETIRED, STUDENT, AND ENHANCED MEMBERS SHALL HAVE THE FULL PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERSHIP, BE ENTITLED TO VOTE, HOLD OFFICE, OR SERVE ON ANY BOARD, COMMITTEE, OR BY APPOINTMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN ACCOUNTING FIRM AND A DRAFT OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT. THE DRAFT FORM 990 IS THEN DISTRIBUTED BY E-MAIL TO NSH'S FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, AN OFFICER, DIRECTOR, OR EMPLOYEE MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF HIS OR HER FINANCIAL INTERESTS IN NSH, INCLUDING BUSINESS AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS IN THE ORGANIZATION. EACH OFFICER, DIRECTOR OF EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT-OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE QUESTIONNAIRE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. ANY POSSIBLE DISCLOSED FINANCIAL INTEREST, OR BUSINESS AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, IS REVIEWED BY THE NSH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DETERMINE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. (NOTE THAT A FINANCIAL INTEREST OR BUSINESS AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIP DOES NOT NECESSARILY CONSTITUTE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.) IF THE PERSON DISCLOSING THE FINANCIAL INTEREST OR EXISTING BUSINESS AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS IS A CURRENT MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, SAID MEMBER SHALL LEAVE THE MEETING ROOM DURING THE DISCUSSION OF, AND THE VOTE ON, WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. IF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DETERMINES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL TAKE APPROPRIATE CORRECTIVE OR DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS CHARGED WITH OVERSIGHT OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD PRESIDENT, ESTABLISHES PERFORMANCE METRICS FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO). FOLLOWING THE CLOSE OF THE YEAR, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE RESULT TO DETERMINE THE OVERALL LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PROPOSES CHANGES IN COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO BASED ON PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL. ANY INCREASES IN COMPENSATION FOR KEY MANAGEMENT STAFF ARE PROPOSED BY THE CEO AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE PROCESS WAS LAST CONDUCTED IN JULY 2022. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ANNUAL REPORT, WHICH INCLUDES YEAR-END FINANCIAL INFORMATION, IS SENT TO ALL MEMBERS. ADDITIONALLY, THE ANNUAL REPORT IS AVAILABLE IN THE MEMBERS ONLY AREA OF THE WEBSITE. THE BYLAWS AND POLICY MANUAL ARE AVAILABLE IN THE MEMBER ONLY AREA OF THE WEBSITE, AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING SERVICES 225,567. AUDIO VISUAL 167,075. PAYROLL SERVICES 8,783. 401K PLAN FEES 2,028. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS.