2025-06-10T10:47:49-05:00 2024-12-31 752393478 WHITLEY PENN LLP 640 TAYLOR STREET SUITE 2200 FT WORTH TX 76102 990 2024-01-01 371694813 AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STRESS AMER 8174583274 220 ADAMS DR 280-224 WEATHERFORD TX 76086 TRACEY KIRSCH CHAIR 8174583274 2025-05-30 1 1 EMILY LANDRY P01614538 8172599100 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z TRACEY KIRSCH 220 ADAMS DR 280-224 WEATHERFORD TX 76086 399672 0 X HTTPS://WWW.STRESS.ORG/ X 2012 TX THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STRESS IS A CLEARINGHOUSE OF ALL STRESS RELATED INFORMATION. AIS PROVIDES A DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT FOSTERS INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY AND CREATES AND TRANSMITS INNOVATIVE KNOWLEDGE. 2 2 0 5 0 0 342886 397623 4586 2049 0 0 0 0 347472 399672 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68300 356332 379459 356332 379459 -8860 20213 91125 127331 1667 17660 89458 109671 THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STRESS IS A CLEARINGHOUSE OF ALL STRESS RELATED INFORMATION. AIS PROVIDES A DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT FOSTERS INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY AND CREATES AND TRANSMITS INNOVATIVE KNOWLEDGE. 0 0 217341 2049 TO HELP OTHERS LEARN TO MANAGE STRESS AS THE CORNERSTONE OF A HAPPIER AND MORE PRODUCTIVE LIFE. WE OFFER EVIDENCE-BASED RESOURCES FEATURING ONLINE ASSESSMENTS, EDUCATIONAL COURSES, PODCASTS, AND MAGAZINES TO HELP PEOPLE MANAGE STRESS EFFECTIVELY. 217341 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X TRACEY KIRSCH 6822396823 220 ADAMS DR STE 280-224 WEATHERFORD TX 76086 X DANIEL KIRSCH PHD PRESIDENT 25.00 X X 0 0 0 TRACEY KIRSCH CHAIR, SECRETARY, TREASURER 15.00 X X 0 0 0 HOLGER WREDE PARTIAL YEAR DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT BISACCIA PARTIAL YEAR DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13246 384377 397623 RESEARCH 519200 2049 2049 2049 399672 2049 0 0 X 11758 11758 181099 73540 39259 68300 29000 29000 13801 13801 53656 53656 COMBAT STRESS 41738 41738 CONTENTMENT 35330 35330 FEES 13077 13077 379459 217341 93818 68300 41080 27206 45 50125 50000 50000 91125 127331 1667 17660 1667 17660 X 0 0 0 0 89458 109671 89458 109671 91125 127331 20213 0 X 0 0 0 X 295278 174959 392954 266750 397623 1527564 295278 174959 392954 266750 397623 1527564 1373928 153636 1527564 19078 0.10060 1.00000 X A LOOK INTO THE HISTORY, VISION, AND IMPACT OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STRESS (AIS)THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STRESS IS A NONPROFIT THAT RECEIVES LESS THAN 33 1/3% OF ITS SUPPORT FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC, BUT SEEKS TO REMAIN QUALIFIED AS A PUBLIC CHARITY WHILE RAISING MONEY FROM DONATIONS AND OTHER MEANS.THIS REPORT OUTLINES THE SPECIFIC FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES THAT AIS IS "PUBLICLY SUPPORTED" BECAUSE: IT HAS A GROWING BASE OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM DIVERSE SOURCES. IT HAS ACTIVE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND PROGRAM PARTICIPATION THROUGH MEMBERS AND FREE SUBSCRIBERS. IT HAS OPEN AND TRANSPARENT OPERATIONS OFFERING MANY FREE RESOURCES TO HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT STRESS SCIENCES AND STRESS MANAGEMENT. AIS MEETS THE CRITERIA THAT: OVER 10% OF IT'S SUPPORT COMES FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. AIS PROVIDES FREE SERVICES DIRECTLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC ON AN ON-GOING BASIS. AIS IS CONTINUING TO ATTRACT NEW AND GROWING SUPPORT ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS BY MAINTAINING PROGRAMS TO SOLICIT FUNDS FROM THE PUBLIC AND BY ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES THAT WILL CONTINUE TO GARNER SUPPORT FROM HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS THE ECONOMY IMPROVES. INDIVIDUAL DUES ARE AFFORDABLE, OR FREE, TO A BROAD CROSS SECTION OF THE INTERESTED PUBLIC. THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES HAVE A UNIVERSAL APPEAL TO PEOPLE UNITED IN HAVING THE COMMON INTEREST OR PURPOSE TO UNDERSTAND AND MANAGE THEIR STRESS.AT THIS TIME MOST OF THE SUPPORT COMES FROM THE KIRSCH FAMILY, BUT EFFORTS ARE UNDERWAY TO HELP RAISE MORE MONEY FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE ORGANIZATION AIMS TO ENROLL AS MEMBERS A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVING AN INTEREST IN LEARNING ABOUT STRESS. IN MANY CASES, SUCH KNOWLEDGE CAN SAVE VAST EXPENSES IN TAXPAYER SUPPORTED HEALTHCARE COSTS RELATING TO STRESS-RELATED DISORDERS AND EVEN SAVE LIVES.AIS HAS PRODUCED A CASE STATEMENT BROCHURE TITLED, THE COST OF STRESS, TO HELP WITH FUNDRAISING (AVAILABLE IN THE DONOR'S SECTION OF STRESS.ORG). THAT WAS THE RESULT OF A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH HARTSOOK, A FIRM SPECIALIZING IN HELPING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS RAISE MONEY. AFTER WASTING A YEAR AND A LOT OF MONEY ON HARTSOOK, THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS WERE NOT VIABLE PRIMARILY TO ASK FAMILY AND FRIENDS FOR MONEY. OTHER ACTIVITIES AIS HAS DONE RECENTLY TO INCREASE DONOR PARTICIPATION: PREVIOUSLY AIS HAD BUILT AUTOMATED FUNCTIONS INTO IT'S WEBSITE TO MAINTAIN MEMBERSHIP INCLUDING FREE MAGAZINE SUBSCRIBERS. RECENTLY, IN 2024 IT CHANGED THE DATABASE TO A CUSTOMER RESOURCES MANAGER SYSTEM CALLED NETWORK FOR GOOD DEVELOPED SPECIFICALLY FOR NONPROFITS TO HELP WITH FUND RAISING. AIS REVAMPED IT'S WEBSITE, STRESS.ORG, TO MAKE NAVIGATION EASIER AND FOCUS MORE ON FUND RAISING THROUGH DONATIONS. AIS HIRED A DONORS RELATIONS MANAGER TO DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS TO ENTICE THEM TO DONATE TO AIS. AIS WAS AWARDED A $10,000/MONTH GOOGLE ADWORDS GRANT TO MARKET IT'S OFFERINGS AND HIRED JO AGENCY, A FORT WORTH MARKETING FIRM SPECIALIZING IN HELPING NONPROFITS BUILD ADS TO MANAGE THE GRANT. STRESS IS SO DEEPLY WOVEN INTO OUR DAILY LIVES AND VOCABULARY THAT IT'S EASY TO FORGET HOW RECENTLY THE TERM TOOK ON ITS MODERN MEANING. IT WASN'T UNTIL 1936 THAT STRESS, AS WE UNDERSTAND IT TODAY, WAS COINED BY OUR FOUNDER, PROFESSOR HANS SELYE, MD, PHD. IN A GROUNDBREAKING PAPER PUBLISHED IN NATURE, SELYE INTRODUCED THE CONCEPT OF THE GENERAL ADAPTATION SYNDROME (GAS), DESCRIBING THE PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF RATS TO VARIOUS STRESSORSPAVING THE WAY FOR DECADES OF RESEARCH INTO HUMAN STRESS CULMINATING IN 1,700 SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS AND 40 BOOKS BY SELYE ALONE. THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STRESS (AIS) IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1978 BY DR. HANS SELYE AND HIS PROTEGE, PAUL ROSCH, MD IN NEW YORK. IT MOVED TO TEXAS IN 2012 WHEN DR. DANIEL KIRSCH WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT. IT IS PRIMARILY FUNDED BY DR. DANIEL KIRSCH AND TRACEY KIRSCH (CHAIRPERSON). NEITHER OF THE KIRSCHES EVER TOOK ANY MONEY FROM THE INSTITUTE, NOT EVEN EXPENSES. AIS WAS CREATED TO SERVE AS A CENTRAL RESOURCE FOR ALL THINGS RELATED TO STRESS. OTHER FOUNDING MEMBERS INCLUDED DISTINGUISHED INDIVIDUALS SUCH AS LINUS PAULING, ALVIN TOFFLER, BOB HOPE, MICHAEL DEBAKEY, HERBERT BENSON, AND RAY ROSENMANALONG WITH OTHER LEADING PHYSICIANS, SCIENTISTS, AND THOUGHT LEADERS DEDICATED TO EXPLORING HOW STRESS AFFECTS OUR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. AIS IS THE ONLY ORGANIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES THAT IS SOLELY DEVOTED TO EDUCATING HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPACT OF STRESS ON OUR BODIES AND MINDS. IT REMAINS COMMITTED TO ITS ESSENTIAL MISSION: IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH THROUGH EDUCATION ABOUT HOW WE NATURALLY RESPOND TO BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STRESSORSAND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, HOW TO MANAGE THEM BEFORE THEY MANAGE US. AIS'S GOAL IS TO HELP PEOPLE MASTER STRESS IN WAYS THAT PROMOTE PEACE OF MIND, PRODUCTIVITY, AND LASTING HAPPINESS. IT DOES THIS BY OFFERING EVIDENCE-BASED TOOLS AND RESOURCES DESIGNED TO PREVENT ILLNESS AND ENHANCE MENTAL WELLNESS. THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STRESS SUPPORTS PUBLIC HEALTH BY OFFERING THE FOLLOWING FREE RESOURCES: STRESS.ORG, AN INFORMATIVE WEBSITE. DATA FOR MEDIA: AIS IS QUOTED ALMOST DAILY BY THE MEDIA AS AN AUTHORITATIVE SOURCE FOR FACTS ON STRESS AND STRESS-RELATED DISORDERS. CONTENTMENT MAGAZINE, NOW IN ITS 14TH YEAR OF PUBLICATION, CONTENTMENT IS A FREE QUARTERLY DIGITAL MAGAZINE THAT EDUCATES HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT ALL ASPECTS OF STRESS SCIENCES AND STRESS MANAGEMENT. COMBAT STRESS MAGAZINE, ALSO 14 YEARS OLD AND FREE, COMBAT STRESS SERVES A MORE SPECIFIC AUDIENCE OF MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS WHO HAVE UNIQUE CAREER ASSOCIATED STRESSORS. FINDING CONTENTMENT PODCAST IS A FREE MONTHLY OFFERING FEATURING SOME OF THE WORLD'S LEADING STRESS SCIENTISTS AND STRESS MANAGEMENT EXPERTS. FREE LIVE WEBINARS OFFERING STRESS MANAGEMENT EDUCATION BY EXPERTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE BY ASKING QUESTIONS TO THE PRESENTER. FREE STRESS ASSESSMENTS: THE WORKPLACE STRESS SCALE, DEVELOPED BY THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STRESS IN 1978, THIS EASY TO USE PRELIMINARY SCREENING TOOL HELPS IDENTIFY POTENTIAL SOURCES OF JOB-RELATED STRESS. THE HOLMES-RAHE LIFE STRESS INVENTORY DEVELOPED BY AIS MEMBERS IS A WIDELY USED SURVEY THAT ASSIGNS POINT VALUES TO MAJOR LIFE EVENTS, HELPING PEOPLE MEASURE THEIR TOTAL STRESS LOAD AND UNDERSTAND THE RISK FOR STRESS-RELATED HEALTH ISSUES.THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STRESS ALSO OFFERS THE FOLLOWING LOW COST TOOLS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THEIR DEVELOPERS TO HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND AND MANAGE THEIR STRESS: DOCUMENTARY MOVIES PRODUCED BY AIS: MISMATCHED: YOUR BRAIN UNDER STRESS IS A 6-PART DOCUMENTARY SERIES THAT INCLUDES LESSON PLANS AND QUIZZES FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE LEVEL), GOVERNMENT AND CORPORATE EMPLOYEES TO UNDERSTAND STRESS. BEYOND FIGHT OR FLIGHT: THE NEW SCIENCE OF STRESS TO BE RELEASED IN 2025, FEATURES AIS CHIEF SCIENTIST LEWIS COLEMAN, MD, FAIS AND DAVID MASON, DO, FAIS, EXPLAINING THE LATEST UNDERSTANDING OF THE STRESS MECHANISM. SCIENTIFICALLY VALIDATED STRESS ONLINE ASSESSMENTS OFFERED BY AIS ARE THE ROSCH STRESS PROFILER AND THE STRESS MASTERY QUESTIONNAIRE. VARIOUS CERTIFIED COURSES ON STRESS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH AIS INCLUDING STRESS TO JOY BY AN AWARD WINNING PSYCHIATRIST, AND COURSES IN MEDITATION AND OTHER WAYS TO MANAGE STRESS. AIS ALSO OFFERS MEMBERSHIP TO QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH MILITARY AND STUDENT DISCOUNTS. ALL MEMBERS CAN WATCH AIS PRODUCED DOCUMENTARIES, AND SEE ALL ARCHIVED MAGAZINES AND WEBINARS AT NO ADDITIONAL COST. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE AIS SPEAKERS AND MEDIA BUREAU. THIS MISSION IS ESSENTIAL. THANKS TO THE DEDICATION AND GENEROSITY OF OUR MEMBERS, DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS, THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STRESS CONTINUES TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS, FIRST RESPONDERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHILE PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND THE MEDIA TO HELP EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT STRESS FOR A HEALTHIER, HAPPIER LIFE. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 GOODWILL - NAME RIGHTS 50000 50000 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 TRACEY KIRSCH AND DANIEL KIRSCH, PH.D. HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE TAX RETURN WAS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 FORM 1023 AND FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACTOR FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 73,540. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 39,259. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 68,300. TOTAL EXPENSES 181,099.