2025-01-15T10:24:47-06:00 2024-08-31 112924523 JTS ASSOCIATES CPAS PC 1400 OLD COUNTRY RD SUITE 403N WESTBURY NY 115905119 990 2023-09-01 461326364 MEDSHADOW FOUNDATION MEDS 9179915033 229 E 85TH STREET UNIT K NEW YORK NY 10028 SUZANNE ROBOTTI PRESIDENT 2123621257 2025-01-14 1 0 JOHN HELKOWSKI CPA P00557829 5168775900 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z SUZANNE ROBOTTI 229 E 85TH STREET UNIT K NEW YORK NY 10028 2657909 0 X MEDSHADOW.ORG X 2012 NY TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF MEDICINES. 8 8 9 0 0 0 821702 1496781 0 0 40829 38143 0 0 862531 1534924 0 0 0 0 568862 673410 0 0 30542 247681 523954 816543 1197364 45988 337560 142180 337863 173546 82873 -31366 254990 TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE RISKS AND BENEFITS OF MEDICINES. 0 0 948298 MEDSHADOW DISSEMINATES RESEARCHED INFORMATION ABOUT THE RISKS AND BENEFITS OF MEDICINES, THROUGH ITS WEBSITE, IN PODCASTS, IN NEWSLETTERS, AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA. 34994 ANOTHER PROGRAM, DES ACTION "DESACTION.ORG", WAS FORMED TO IDENTIFY, EDUCATE, EMPOWER AND ADVOCATE FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPOSED TO DIETHYLSTILBESTROL, THE FIRST SYNETHETIC ESTROGEN CREATED. 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THE ORGANIZATION HAS A GOVERNING BODY WHICH REPRESENTS THE INTERESTS OF THE PUBLIC BY OVERSEEING THE OPERATIONS OF ITS WEBSITE WHICH FUNCTIONS AS A TOOL TO HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE RISKS AND BENEFITS OF MEDICINES.ONE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION DESIGNED TO ENROLL A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY WITH DUES AT FIXED RATES DESIGNED TO MAKE MEMBERSHIP AVAILABLE TO A BROAD CROSS-SECTION OF INTERESTED PUBLIC. THE ACTIVITIES WILL APPEAL TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE A COMMON INTEREST IN INDIVIDUALS EXPOSED TO DIETHYLSTILBESTROL. 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THERE WERE NO INTEREST AND PENALTIES INCURRED DURING THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2024 RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ROBERT AND SUZANNE ROBOTTI PRESIDENT AND TREASURER TO SUBSIDIZE OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2022 X 225000 0 1 1 X 3 1148555 INVESTMENT BROKERAGE 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 THE DIRECTOR, SUZANNE ROBOTTI AND BOARD MEMBER, ROBERT ROBOTTI, ARE MARRIED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE DIRECTOR AND TREASURER REVIEW THE FORM 990 WITH THE ACCOUNTANT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C OBTAINED SIGNED DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 1023 AND 990 AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST VIA TELEPHONE OR WRITTEN REQUEST AS WELL POSTINGS ON THE CHARITY NAVIGATOR WEBSITE ACCESSIBLE BY THOSE WHO REGISTER WITH A USER NAME. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST VIA TELEPHONE OR WRITTEN REQUEST. FORM 990 PART XII, LINE 2C THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OF ITS AUDIT OR ITS SELECTION PROCESS FOR THE INDEPENDENT AUDIT FIRM