2024-08-28T10:31:34-05:00 2023-12-31 450250958 EIDE BAILLY LLP 5 TRIAD CENTER STE 600 SALT LAKE CITY UT 841801106 990 2023-01-01 200382329 WILDERNESS MEDICAL SOCIETY WILD 5123795399 6705 W HWY 290 STE 607-243 AUSTIN TX 78735 STEPHANIE LAREAU TREASURER 5123795399 2024-08-27 1 0 KYLE FRITCH CPA P01313374 8015322200 2024-08-27 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z RENITA FONSECA 6705 W HWY 290 STE 607-243 AUSTIN TX 78735 2336052 0 X WWW.WMS.ORG X 1983 CO PROVIDE CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION RELATED TO WILDERNESS MEDICINE TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. 11 11 7 100 0 0 17804 18567 1982930 2090405 27994 95029 26836 22865 2055564 2226866 30700 30690 0 0 454532 576543 0 0 0 1769897 1551719 2255129 2158952 -199565 67914 2185729 2421523 1629099 1596326 556630 825197 X THE MISSION OF THE WMS IS TO ENCOURAGE, FOSTER, SUPPORT, OR CONDUCT ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE THE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE MEMBERSHIP AND GENERAL PUBLIC IN HUMAN HEALTH ACTIVITIES IN A WILDERNESS ENVIRONMENT. 0 0 384115 30690 636265 MEMBERSHIP PROGRAMS & SERVICES: THE WMS ACHIEVES ITS MISSION TO "IMPROVE THE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE MEMBERSHIP AND GENERAL PUBLIC" VIA THE FOLLOWING: 1. ITS PEER-REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL, THE WILDERNESS & ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE JOURNAL (WEMJ) WHICH IS THE LEADING PUBLICATION FOR CUTTING EDGE ADVANCES IN THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF WILDERNESS MEDICINE (WM). WM CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES ARE PUBLISHED TO PROVIDE WMS MEMBERS WITH THE BEST METHODS OF HANDLING WILDERNESS RELATED TRAUMA, ENVIRONMENTAL ILLNESSES, & MANAGING MEDICAL PROBLEMS IN THE WILDERNESS. 2. RESEARCH GRANTS: IN ORDER TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE RESEARCH ON HEALTH AND MEDICINE IN EXTREME OR AUSTERE ENVIRONMENTS, THE WMS OFFERED $30,690 IN GRANTS IN 2023. 3. THE ONLINE MAGAZINE DISSEMINATES TIMELY NEWS AND WM INFORMATION TO WILDERNESS PROFESSIONALS, RECREATIONALISTS, MEDICAL, OUTDOOR, AND TRAVEL COMMUNITIES. 4. $50K PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MEMBERS FOR PRE-HOSPITAL CARE PROVIDED. 545624 490263 CONFERENCES: ANOTHER WAY IN WHICH THE WMS ACHIEVES ITS MISSION TO IMPROVE THE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE MEMBERSHIP IS VIA HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES. 2 CONFERENCES WERE HELD IN 2023. THE ANNUAL WINTER AND SUMMER CONFERENCES WITH THEIR MORNING PLENARY SESSIONS AND AFTERNOON INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS AND SMALL GROUP SESSIONS. 1. THE WINTER CONFERENCE PROVIDED 32.5 HOURS OF CME CREDITS VIA TOPICS INCLUDING HELICOPTER RESCUES, SKILLS TO SAVE A LIFE, SUSPENSION SYNDROME, MANAGING DIABETES IN THE WILDERNESS, MEDICAL-LEGAL ISSUES IN WILDERNESS, WILDERNESS EPIDEMIOLOGY, SHERPA PHYSIOLOGY, AGING AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, RED TIDE, FLIGHT EMERGENCIES AND WORST-CASE SCENARIOS. 2. THE SUMMER CONFERENCE PROVIDED 26.25 HOURS OF CME CREDITS VIA TOPICS INCLUDING INTRO TO FREEDIVING, PULMONARY BAROTRAUMA, EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASE, WEM YEAR IN REVIEW, WILDLAND FIREFIGHTING, DISASTER ORTHOPEDICS, CLIMATE MEDICINE, ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS, EXPEDITION MEDICINE AND WILDERNESS MEDICINE TO WAR ZONES. 291388 303398 DIPLOMA IN MOUNTAIN MEDICINE (DIMM): ADVANCING THE KNOWLEDGE OF OUR MEMBERS VIA OPPORTUNITIES TO EARN SPECIALIZED DIPLOMAS IS ANOTHER KEY WAY IN WHICH THE WMS ACHIEVES ITS MISSION. DIMM IS A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO TRAIN THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE ESSENTIALS OF CARING FOR PATIENTS IN THE TECHNICAL MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT. THE DIMM PROGRAM IS DIVIDED INTO TWO WEEK-LONG DIDACTIC SESSIONS OFFERED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TWO WMS CONFERENCES, AND TWO WEEK-LONG SKILLS COURSES THAT PROVIDE PRACTICAL EDUCATION IN WILDERNESS MEDICINE, TECHNICAL RESCUE, AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN THE BACKCOUNTRY. 204371 659567 THE OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES THAT THE WMS PROVIDES TO MEMBERS AS PART OF ACCOMPLISHING OUR MISSION INCLUDE ADVENTURE CME TRIPS, STUDENT ELECTIVES, TWO ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING A DIPLOMA IN DIVE & MARINE MEDICINE (DIDMM), AND THE FELLOWSHIP IN THE ACADEMY OF WILDERNESS MEDICINE (FAWM). 204371 659567 1425498 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 X ALICIA WILSON 5123795399 6705 W HWY 290 STE 607-243 AUSTIN TX 78735 JENNIFER DOW PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 IAN WEDMORE PAST PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE LAREAU SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SHANA TARTER TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JASON WILLIAMS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSANNE SPANO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CORY KREUTZER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GRAHAM BRANT-ZAWADZKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE COFFEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AVINASH PATEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH FORRESTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RENITA FONSECA CEO 40.00 X 146599 0 5177 146599 0 5177 1 0 1 0 0 18567 18567 PROGRAM REVENUE 541900 1249397 1249397 MEMBERSHIP DUES 541900 763380 763380 PARTNER & AFFILIATE RE 541900 77628 77628 2090405 41536 41536 18349 18349 129044 75551 53493 53493 53493 32723 33635 -912 -912 CREDIT CARD POINTS REB 541900 5428 5428 5428 2226866 2089493 0 118806 10692 10692 19998 19998 151776 52449 99327 368872 127471 241401 10933 3778 7155 4500 1555 2945 40462 13982 26480 14721 14721 24077 24077 118231 118231 17251 17251 18991 18991 22843 22843 31678 29089 2589 72126 51331 20795 331089 327223 3866 22583 22583 TOURS & TREKS 261517 261517 PUBLICATIONS 255685 255685 EDUCATION 126038 126038 AUDIO/VISUAL 118972 118972 115917 8467 107450 2158952 1425498 733454 0 286649 286281 8174 4070 6314 21468 180415 184972 1704177 1924732 2185729 2421523 182179 135417 19990 1446920 1440919 1629099 1596326 X 509825 774870 46805 50327 556630 825197 2185729 2421523 67914 200653 0 X 0 0 0 X 18296 16058 107944 17804 18567 178669 1578102 1462386 1648487 1992274 2094921 8776170 1596398 1478444 1756431 2010078 2113488 8954839 0 0 0 8954839 33169 34447 43024 52495 59885 223020 33169 34447 43024 52495 59885 223020 1629567 1512891 1799455 2062573 2173373 9177859 0.97570 0.97760 0.02430 0.02240 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 0 0 RESEARCH GRANTS 9998 NORTH AMERICA 0 0 RESEARCH GRANTS 10000 0 0 0 0 0 0 19998 0 19998 HACKETT/DOW RESEARCH GRANT NORTH AMERICA 1 10000 CHECK HACKETT/DOW RESEARCH GRANT EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 1 9998 GRANT PAYABLE/CHECK OR EFT 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE USE OF THE GRANT FUNDS ARE REVIEWED BY OUTCOME MEASURES. THE RESULTS OF THE RESEARCH ARE PRESENTED TO THE WMS MEMBERSHIP DURING OUR ANNUAL CONFERENCE. 1 RESEARCH 5 10692 PART I, LINE 2: THE USE OF THE GRANT FUNDS ARE REVIEWED BY OUTCOME MEASURES. THE RESULTS OF THE RESEARCH ARE PRESENTED TO THE WMS MEMBERSHIP DURING OUR ANNUAL CONFERENCE. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 RENITA FONSECA CEO 137437 0 9162 0 0 0 4123 0 1054 0 151776 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 THE ORGANIZATION ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCES OF THE EXECUTIVE STAFF AND OTHER STAFF TO DETERMINE IF ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION IN THE FORM OF BONUSES WILL BE PAID. DURING CALENDAR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2023, A BONUS WAS AWARDED TO THE CEO BASED ON REVIEW OF HER PERFORMANCE AND SERVICES TO THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS BROAD AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING THE TAX RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE COI POLICY STATES THAT EACH BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBER SIGN A DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ANNUALLY. THEY ARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICE FOR INSPECTION DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS BY APPOINTMENT. THE WMS ETHICS COMMITTEE REVIEWS ALL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOD ON HOW TO HANDLE. FURTHERMORE, ALL BOD MEETING AGENDAS INCLUDE A SUMMARY OF THE MEMBERS' CONFLICTS (IF ANY) AT THE START OF THE AGENDA, AS WELL AS, ALL AGENDA ITEMS CLEARLY STATE IF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OCCURS WITH ANY BOD MEMBER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPARABLE DATA IS USED TO DETERMINE THE CEO'S COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST