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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by AMERICAN FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROME ASSOCIATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$139,716
Total expenses
$160,961
Contributions and grants received
$114,222
Grants paid
$137,080
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$25,494
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$991,823
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$991,823
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$148,710
Management and general expenses
$12,251
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$148,710

Program services were 92.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $114,222

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $25,494 · excluded $25,494

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $39,230 · program services $39,230

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $97,850 · program services $97,850

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $1,500 · management and general $1,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $130 · management and general $130

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,089 · management and general $1,089

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $7,484 · program services $881 · management and general $6,603

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,653 · management and general $2,653

  • 24a · Other expenses: Website

    total $10,749 · program services $10,749

  • 24b · Other expenses: Licenses and permits

    total $276 · management and general $276

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $109,510 · end of year $145,620

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $681,809 · end of year $553,454

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $220,224 · end of year $292,749

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $1,011,543 · end of year $991,823

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

The American Fibromyalgia Syndrome Association's (AFSA's) two missions are: (1) fund superior quality studies on fibromyalgia and (2) educate patients about this disease so that they can seek improved healthcare and achieve a better quality of life.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Fund biomedical research on fibromyalgia and empower patients through education.

  • With research grants from AFSA, scientists advance the understanding of fibromyalgia. In the current year, AFSA funded Anna Woodbury, M.D., of Emory and Atlanta VA, to show how cranial electrical stimulation improves brain function and reduces the symptoms of fibromyalgia. In addition, we funded Amir Minerbi, M.D., Ph.D., of Israel, to look at the impact of gut bacteria on the efficacy of a medication for treating 150 fibromyalgia patients.

    Expenses $137,080 · Grants $137,080

  • As part of our patient-education mission, we launched a new 80-page website to serve as a go-to resource for patients and their healthcare providers. The site includes sections on both drug and nondrug treatments, suggested lifestyle changes, coping strategies, advances in treatments and research, descriptions of projects funded, and detailed grant guidelines. This latter section is for researchers interested in applying for a grant and includes our latest request for applications (due March 1, 2025).

    Expenses $11,630

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kristin Thorson

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Steve Thorson

    Vice President & Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Jennifer E Randle

    Chief Financial Officer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2

  • Brent Songer

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
6 September 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202402539349301355

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