2024-05-02T09:08:31-05:00 2023-12-31 471356737 MOSS & YANTIS CPA PA PO BOX 2425 MT PLEASANT SC 29465 990 2023-01-01 391710898 INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS INTE 4149641799 537 LONG POINT ROAD SUITE 101 MT PLEASANT SC 29464 CECIEL T ROOKER PRESIDENT 4149641799 2024-04-02 1 CECIEL ROOKER XXX-XX-XXXX 0 DEANNA R MOSS CPA P00292986 8436062349 2024-04-02 2 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z CECIEL T ROOKER 537 LONG POINT ROAD SUITE 101 MT PLEASANT SC 29464 760080 0 X WWW.IFFGD.ORG X 1991 WI OUR MISSION IS TO INFORM, ASSIST, AND SUPPORT PEOPLE AFFECTED BY GASTROINTESTINAL (GI) DISORDERS. 7 6 5 8 0 0 739923 639375 2585 2687 31739 94552 11149 8627 785396 745241 30000 49831 0 0 342988 387863 0 0 57854 256808 434650 629796 872344 155600 -127103 2468490 2437770 87828 172705 2380662 2265065 X OUR MISSION IS TO INFORM, ASSIST, AND SUPPORT PEOPLE AFFECTED BY GASTROINTESTINAL (GI) DISORDERS. 0 0 691028 49831 2687 EDUCATION: THE FOUNDATION PUBLISHES AN ENEWSLETTER, "DIGESTIVE HEALTH MONTHLY" THAT COVERS DIFFERENT AREAS OF GASTROINTESTINAL HEALTH IN ADULTS AND CHILDREN WITH UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON RECOGNIZING, DIAGNOSING, TREATING, AND LIVING WITH CHRONIC GASTROINTESTINAL ILLNESS. THE INFORMATION IS RELIABLE AND UNDERSTANDABLE BY LAY READERS, WHILE BEING AUTHORITATIVE FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. IFFGD CURRENTLY MAINTAINS TEN SEPARATE WEB SITES: WWW.IFFGD.ORG; WWW.ABOUTCONSTIPATION.ORG; WWW.ABOUTGIMOTILITY.ORG; WWW.ABOUTIBS.ORG; WWW.ABOUTGASTROPARESIS.ORG; WWW.ABOUTGERD.ORG; WWW.ABOUTINCONTINENCE.ORG; WWW.ABOUTKIDSGI.ORG; WWW.YOUANDCONSTIPATION.ORG; AND WWW.LOSNINOSYGI.ORG WHICH PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH INFORMATION FREE OF CHARGE. THESE WEB SITES CONTAIN OVER 300 FREE ARTICLES WITH INFORMATION ON A RANGE OF TOPICS TO HELP INDIVIDUALS OR THE FAMILIES OF THOSE AFFECTED BY GI DISORDERS. MOST OF THE ARTICLES ARE WRITTEN BY LEADING INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS IN THE FIELD OF GI HEALTH AND RESEARCH. TO ENCOURAGE WIDE DISSEMINATION, ARTICLES ARE DISTRIBUTED EITHER FREE OF CHARGE. TOGETHER, THESE WEB SITES CURRENTLY AVERAGE AROUND 700,000 PAGE VIEWS PER MONTH. IFFGD MAINTAINS AN ONLINE FORUM TO GIVE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY ALL CHRONIC DIGESTIVE DISORDERS A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE PLACE TO DISCUSS ISSUES SURROUNDING THESE SENSITIVE TOPICS. BY OPENLY SHARING THEIR EXPERIENCES OF LIVING WITH A CHRONIC DIGESTIVE DISORDER, PATIENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS CAN LEARN FROM OTHERS IN THE DIGESTIVE HEALTH COMMUNITY AND, IN TURN, ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT THOSE WHO MAY BE SUFFERING.IN 2020, IFFGD LAUNCHED A NEW PROJECT, THE NANCY AND BILL NORTON PATIENT EDUCATION SERIES. THIS MULTIFACETED PROGRAM INCLUDES TOPICS RELATING TO MULTIPLE ASPECTS OF NUMEROUS GASTROINTESTINAL CONDITIONS; INCLUDING INFORMATION FROM MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AS WELL AS TOPICS ON THE DAILY EXPERIENCES AND SELF-MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES THAT CAN BE UTILIZED TO IMPROVE THEIR DAY-TO-DAY LIVING. PROVIDED AS BOTH AN IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL EDUCATION PROGRAM, THE NANCY AND BILL NORTON PATIENT EDUCATION SERIES PROVIDES PATIENTS WITH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT EQUIP THEM WITH EDUCATION AND RESOURCES TO BETTER HELP THEM NAVIGATE LIFE. IN 2023, THIS PROGRAM WAS HELD LIVE IN CHICAGO IL AND THEN VIRTUALLY AS A YOUTUBE PREMIERE ON IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME (IBS).IN DECEMBER 2022, IFFGD LAUNCHED AN UPDATE TO THE ANIMATED PATIENT'S GUIDE TO CONSTIPATION. THIS EDUCATIONAL WEBPAGE, WWW.YOUANDCONSTIPATION.ORG, COVERS THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CONSTIPATION FACED BY PATIENTS AND HELPS THEM TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW TO TALK TO THEIR PHYSICIAN ABOUT THEIR SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENT OPTIONS. OF THE MORE THAN 240,000 VISITORS TO THE SITE, 86% ARE PATIENTS, 5% ARE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, 3% ARE CAREGIVERS AND 6% CHOSE "OTHER." SURVEY RESULTS ALSO INDICATE THAT A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF PATIENTS WILL TAKE NEW QUESTIONS TO THEIR DOCTORS, CHANGE HABITS IN THEIR TREATMENTS, AND LEARNED NEW OPTIONS FOR TESTING AND DIAGNOSIS. THE FOUNDATION HAS A PATIENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND PATIENT PANEL, WHICH CONTINUE TO WORK WITH FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP TO GIVE FEEDBACK AND GUIDANCE IN ALL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. MEMBERS OF BOTH THE PATIENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND PATIENT PANEL REPRESENT A DIVERSE RANGE OF AGES, GEOGRAPHIES, DIAGNOSES, AND ILLNESS EXPERIENCES. THE PATIENT PANEL IS CURRENTLY COMPRISED OF OVER 3,000 PATIENTS, FAMILY MEMBERS, AND CAREGIVERS INTERESTED IN HELPING TO GUIDE THE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES OF IFFGD.IN 2020, IFFGD BEGAN SCREENING MEMBERS OF THE PATIENT PANEL FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK WITH THE INDUSTRY COUNCIL, OTHER NONPROFITS AND COMPAIES ON FEEBACK AND INPUT ABOUT THEIR ILLNESS EXPERIENCE AS A PATIENT WITH A CHRONIC GI CONDITION. THUS FAR THE FOUND HAS BEEN ABLE TO CONNECT SEVERAL PATIENTS WITH COMPAIES INTERESTED IN INCORPORATING THE PATIENT VOICE IN THEIR ACTIVITIES.IN MAY 2023, IFFGD LAUNCHED AN ANIMATED PATIENT'S GUIDE TO IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME (IBS). THIS EDUCATIONAL WEBPAGE, WWW.YOUANDIBS.ORG, COVERS THE DIFFERENT TPES OF IBS FACED BY PATIENTS AND HELPS THEM TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW TO TALK TO THEIR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER ABOUT THEIR SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENT OPTIONS. PATIENT STORY VIDEOS WILL BE ADDED TO THE PROGRAM IN 2024.RESEARCH AND AWARENESS: AS "AWARENESS" DAYS AND WEEKS ARE OBSERVED ON THE U.S. NATIONAL HEALTH OBSERVANCES CALENDAR, THE FOUNDATION RECOGNIZES AND MAKES SPECIAL EFFORTS THROUGH ITS PUBLICATIONS, WEB SITES, AND THROUGH THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT ARE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH PRINT, SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKS, AND THE INTERNET TO FOCUS ATTENTION ON THE IMPORTANT HEALTH ISSUES BEING RAISED. SOME OF THESE INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: IBS AWARENESS MONTH (APRIL), GERD AWARENESS WEEK (NOVEMBER), GASTROPARESIS AWARENESS MONTH (AUGUST). THE FOUNDATION CONTINUALLY PROVIDES HEALTH MESSAGES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT GI DISORDERS AND INCONTINENCE IN A RANGE OF DIVERSE MEDIA OUTLETS ONLINE OR IN PRINT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: WEBMD, REALAGE, LIVESTRONG, HEALTH DAY NEWS, EXCEPTIONAL PARENT MAGAZINE, MODERN MEDICINE, MEDICAL NEWS TODAY, ENDONURSE, GASTROENTEROLOGY & ENDOSCOPY NEWS, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, REDBOOK, PARADE, SELF, PREVENTION MAGAZINE, US NEWS & WORLD REPORT, COSMOPOLITAN, THE WASHINGTON POST, LA TIMES, NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND THE DAILY YOMIURI (TOKYO), CBS THIS MORNING/EARLY MORNING SHOW, THE TODAY SHOW, FOX NEWS, CNN HEADLINE NEWS, AND NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO'S "LIVING WITHOUT LIMITS". 691028 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL AK AR CA CO CT DC FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NH NJ NM NY NC ND OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY X X CECIEL T ROOKER 4149641799 537 LONG POINT ROAD SUITE 101 MT PLEASANT SC 29464 WILLIAM CHEY MD VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DIANNE BACH SECRETARY/TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DARREN BRENNER MD DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 MICHELE MCCORKLE DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 BRITTANY ALIANO DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 ERIN SLATER RD LDN DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL STOLAR PHD DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 CECIEL T ROOKER PRESIDENT 40.00 X 146126 0 4108 JAMIE M DUMONT DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 40.00 X 76692 0 12174 222818 0 16282 1 0 1 0 0 200000 73196 366179 639375 OTHER PROGRAM INCOME 900099 2687 2687 2687 94552 94552 17257 73196 14839 2418 2418 CREDIT CARD REWARDS 900099 6177 0 6177 CLASS ACTION SETTLEMEN 900099 32 0 32 6209 745241 2687 0 103179 35000 35000 10908 10908 3923 3923 222819 136800 52959 33060 106620 103979 2641 32233 22719 7610 1904 26191 19408 4052 2731 3959 3959 22151 22151 433 433 11582 3718 7353 511 16128 14515 1613 23651 17286 3802 2563 15650 5867 109 9674 29954 24722 463 4769 9902 9902 9488 9488 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE E 272072 272072 PROGRAM ADVOCACY 19650 19650 PRINTING AND PUBLICATIO 30 28 1 1 872344 691028 123462 57854 94047 38373 1665708 1683157 102900 120000 9976 6506 131877 112967 28812 18910 485277 508885 81770 61939 2468490 2437770 4699 8794 0 100000 83129 63911 87828 172705 X 2068217 2095734 312445 169331 2380662 2265065 2468490 2437770 -127103 11506 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 545272 416789 477850 739923 627579 2807413 545272 416789 477850 739923 627579 2807413 1518441 1288972 53062 18225 7603 31739 94552 205181 1600 1200 2480 2585 8897 16762 3029356 49052 0.42550 0.46260 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 1 13507 0 0 0 1 18328 0 31835 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: THE ORGANIZATION PAYS A COMPANY, HEALTH AND MEDICAL COUNSEL OF WASHINGTON, TO HELP INTRODUCE HEALTH REFORM BILLS THAT SUPPORT OUR PATIENT COMMUNITY AND THE ORGANIZATION ALSO FACILITATES A PATIENT "HILL DAY" WHERE PATIENTS MEET WITH THEIR REPRESENTATIVES TO SHARE THEIR PATIENT STORY AND ASK FOR SUPPORT OF THE HEALTH REFORM BILLS 21583 19737 1846 110294 93230 17064 18910 LEASE LIABILITY 63911 63911 X 762800 11506 6053 17559 745241 0 745241 878397 6053 6053 872344 0 872344 PART X, LINE 2: IFFGD IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE "CODE"), THOUGH IT IS SUBJECT TO TAX ON INCOME UNRELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE, UNLESS THAT INCOME IS OTHERWISE EXCLUDED BY THE CODE. FASB ASC 740 PROVIDES AUTHORITATIVE GUIDANCE ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. THE GUIDANCE CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR THE RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF THE BENEFITS OF INDIVIDUAL TAX POSITIONS IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. TAX POSITIONS MUST MEET A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD OF MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT IN ORDER FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE TAX POSITIONS TO BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FOUNDATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE FOUNDATION HAS DETERMINED THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR OBLIGATIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2021. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE FOUNDATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2018. VIRTUAL WALK & HEALTH EVENTS 90453 73196 17257 14839 90453 73196 17257 14839 14839 2418 0 THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 1109 GEDDES AVE SUITE 3300 ANN ARBOR MI 48109 386006309 501(C)(3) 35000 0 2023 RESEARCH GRANT - RESEARCH AWARD FOR DIRECT COSTS FOR INNOVATIVE RESEARCH RELATED TO GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS TRAVEL GRANT FOR GI RESEARCH 7 10908 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CECIEL T ROOKER PRESIDENT 146126 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4108 0 150234 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS COMPENSATION PACKAGE WAS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT TIME OF EMPLOYEMENT THROUGH CONSIDERATION OF COMPENSATION FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS. THIS WAS ESTABLISHED THROUGH A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. MEGEN CHEY FAMILY MEMBER OF AN OFFICER 32282 EMPLOYMENT 0 HAYLEY MCCORKLE FAMILY MEMBER OF A DIRECTOR 52822 EMPLOYMENT 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY FOUNDATION MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD SECRETARY/TREASURER, AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GOVERNING BODY, BEFORE IT IS APPROVED FOR FILING. THE FORM 990, AS FILED, IS THE PRESENTED TO THE FULLY BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE FOUNDATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHO MUST DISCLOSE ANY INTEREST THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. THE POLICY MAY ALSO BE VISITED IN INTERIM WHEN NEEDED IF THERE IS AN OCCASION WHEREIN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST MAY ARISE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE FOUNDATION PERFORMS AN ANNUAL EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION FOR ALL POSITIONS TO ENSURE THE SALARIES ARE COMPETITIVE WITH THE MARKET. THE PRESIDENT PERFORMS THE EVALUATION FOR ALL STAFF AND APPROVES COMPENSATION. THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION PACKAGE WAS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT TIME OF EMPLOYMENT THROUGH CONSIDERATION OF MARKET COMPENSATION FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REVIEW AND CONSIDER ADJUSTMENT TO THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION PACKAGE AS DEEMED NECESSARY FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES THESE DOCUMENTS UPON WRITTEN REQUEST, AS WELL AS SEVERAL ONLINE PLATFORMS INCLUDING VARIOUS STATE CHARITY SEARCH ENGINES AND ON GUIDESTAR'S CHARITY NAVIGATOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES THESE DOCUMENTS UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.