American Glaucoma Society Inc

“The ags has a management contract with san francisco association management services (sf-ams). Under the annual contract, all personnel decisions and financial operations are the responsibility of sf-ams. Payments to sf-ams during the 2024 calendar year totaled $500,000.”

“The ags has one class of member (as defined per the form 990 instructions) who may participate in the organization's governance--active members. Active members are ophthalmologists in the united states, united states territories, and canada who are actively engaged in the clinical practice, teaching, and/or research of glaucoma as their major involvement in ophthalmology.”

“Each active member has the right to cast one vote for the board member of their choice.”

“Changes to the organization's bylaws must be approved by an affirmative vote of a two-thirds majority of active members of the society.”

“The form 990 is prepared by an outside tax professional. The form is then reviewed by the finance and accounting staff of the organization's management company, with questions referred to the outside tax professional. After a full review (with modifications where necessary), the final version of the form 990 is provided to all members of the organization's voting governing body prior to filing with the internal revenue service.”

“It is the policy of the board of directors of ags that its directors disclose and, depending on the circumstances, avoid any and all possible conflicts of interest. A director has a conflict of interest when a person or a member of his or her family has a relationship or an interest in another entity that does business with ags or is a competitor of ags. This policy is implemented and enforced so as to prevent the judgment of the board from being influenced by an economic relationship in which a director or his/her family is personally involved. Directors satisfy two obligations in regards to this conflict of interest policy: (1) ascertaining and disclosing their own family conflicts, and (2) determining whether another involved person should participate in deliberations and/or voting on an issue with respect to which he/she has a conflict. A director will disclose any conflict at board meetings and recuse themselves if such conflict exists. To accomplish and fulfill this policy, all directors annually submit a disclosure statement, and are responsible for updating the statement if changes occur during the year.”

“Ags makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“Contractual services - annual meeting: program service expenses 97,108. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 97,108. Contractual services - admininstrative: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 150,000. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 150,000. Contractual services - ophthalmology glaucoma: program service expenses 38,240. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 38,240. Contractual services - subday: program service expenses 57,715. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 57,715. Contractual services - program committee: program service expenses 15,250. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 15,250. Contractual services - board approved special projects: program service expenses 91,666. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 91,666. Contractual services - other: program service expenses 5,200. Management and general expenses 26,193. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 31,393.”