Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation

“The chief administrative officer and finance consultant, as well as the chief executive officer, review the federal form 990 as prepared by the idependent auditors to determine if the information presented in the federal form 990 is in agreement with information originally provided to the independent auditors. The foundation and auditors discuss issues, if any, before the federal form 990 is filed with the internal revenue service. Board members receive a copy of the completed form 990 for review and comment before it is filed.”

“The board annually reviews the conflict of interest policy and discloses any potential conflict of interest. All employees are asked to sign a conflict of interest disclosure statement. The signed documents are reviewed by the chief executive officer and kept by the chief administrative officer. The conflict of interest policy is always taken into consideration when there is the potential for conflict, particularly when signing new contracts or beginning new relationships. Any possible appearance of conflict of interest that arises in the course of business is researched to determine the existence of a conflict. If a contract is to be made with a related party, it is disclosed to the board and a vote is taken if the foundation's staff members identify a conflict of interest. The foundation's chief executive officer and its chief administrative officer share this information with the executive committee of the board for its action.”

“Compensation surveys for employees in similar positions with similar responsibilities in the not-for-profit industry are used as benchmarks for determining compensation of officers and key employees. The compensation for the chief executive officer is decided by the board privately. Each year, prior to the meeting when the compensation decisions are made, the chairman of the board reviews comparable salaries in the not-for-profit industry and sends out a performance review to each board member to use in evaluating the chief executive officer's performance.”

“The foundation's governing documents are not made public as the foundation believes these are proprietary in nature. The foundation's audited financial statements, federal form 990, whistleblower policy, and conflict of interest policy are made available to the public on the foundation's website.”

“Bhof provides patients and care partners with the latest information on osteoporosis prevention, detection, and treatment to prevent bone loss and fractures by offering a wide variety of programs and resources. Your path to good bone health online patient education tool this patient education tool is a roadmap for patients and care partners at any stage of their osteoporosis journey. From understanding the risks, to just having been diagnosed or managing osteoporosis, it serves as a guide to share the key things that they need to know. And, it points to resources to answer questions. It places patients in the driver's seat throughout their osteoporosis journey to learn from quick reads, videos, and podcasts. It also helps patients more easily navigate bhof materials and links to other key resources. This roadmap helps patients take care of their bones to stay healthy, active, and independent throughout their lifetime. Steps to strong bones bhof hosts the monthly steps to strong bones program for those who want to stay motivated to move more to maintain their bone health. Each session features a speaker who provides tips and inspiration to stay active, exercise, move safely, and stay committed to fitness goals. Nearly 100 participants each month take this opportunity to learn more, connect with like-minded individuals, ask questions, and share their progress. Support groups bhof strives to assist the millions of people affected by osteoporosis through a unified, national network of support groups that are committed to providing people with the opportunity to obtain accurate, timely information in an environment which promotes connectedness, and camaraderie. Support groups provide a safe space for individuals of all ages and backgrounds to share information and experiences and encourage each other, leading to a more active role in managing their osteoporosis and preventing associated fractures. When diagnosed with a chronic condition like osteoporosis, which can be overwhelming and life-changing for many, engaging and empowering people to take a more active role in their own care becomes crucial. Individuals learn to self-manage and incorporate their health condition into their daily lives. Support groups meet in person and virtually across 14 states serving 1,000+ members, providing resources to learn about osteoporosis and sharing first-hand advice from individuals experiencing a similar situation. Bhof's online community hosted by inspire bhof works to ensure that everyone affected by osteoporosis has a place to turn for support. As a result, bhof and inspire have partnered to create a safe and secure online osteoporosis support community. The bhof support community offers a place for patients and caregivers to meet others, ask questions, and share information about osteoporosis and bone health online. Volunteer group leaders, bhof staff, and inspire staff all play a key role in monitoring the bone health and osteoporosis support community. We are pleased to see community membership grow on an annual basis. In 2024, the online community increased to nearly 92,000 members. We held an "ask the experts" session about nutrition for osteoporosis & bone health with a nutritionist and holistic health coach during a week of may. Healthy bones, build them for life patient registry the healthy bones, build them for life patient registry surveys patients and caregivers about how osteoporosis and low bone density impact their lives. The information is collected anonymously, combined, and analyzed by bhof to map out the patient's journey and show what patients need and want most. Sharing experiences with osteoporosis will guide and enhance the educational and awareness programs we offer, lead to better care and research about the disease, and help improve the bone health of future generations. Osteoporosis awareness and prevention month and world osteoporosis day during osteoporosis awareness and prevention month in may, bhof shared infor”

“In 2024, bhof's learning management system had over 100 courses/sessions with more than 300 users/learners. Bhof is accredited by the accreditation council for continuing medical education (accme) to provide continuing medical education for physicians and is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the american nurses credentialing center's (ancc) commission on accreditation. Interdisciplinary symposium on osteoporosis (iso) in june 2024, the bone health & osteoporosis foundation (bhof) hosted the interdisciplinary symposium on osteoporosis (iso2024) at the capital hilton in washington, dc. The event welcomed attendees and featured exhibitors. The symposium included expert faculty members presenting on key topics. Highlights included a reception for advanced practice providers, as well as product theaters. Pre-conference workshops for fracture liaison service (fls) also took place. Healthy bones/healthy communities (cities) while building on the success and lessons learned from the initial healthy bones/healthy communities program, that was launched in 2019 bhof recently launched the latest healthy bones/healthy communities program that offers a variety of post-fracture care learning activities in partnership with select fracture liaison service (fls) program teams (in early/mid-stage program development) eager to learn and overcome barriers to advance best practices and grow their programs. This program targets a broad range of healthcare practitioners across specialties that manage osteoporosis patient care. By demonstrating success, the program will establish the content, processes, and capacity needed for the initiative to be scaled up to include additional cities/regions in the future. The second program took place in buffalo, ny, in april 2024. Avomd mobile apps the bone health & osteoporosis foundation (bhof) collaborated with avomd to launch a mobile and electronic application version of the clinician's guide to prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, enhancing accessibility and ease of use for healthcare professionals. Bhof collaborated with avomd to launch the clinician's guide to prevention and treatment of osteoporosis in a mobile/electronic application format. Clinical updates newsletters and webinar two clinical updates newsletters were recently published on the topic of vertebral compression fractures (vcf). The newsletters on "identifying osteoporosis-related vertebral fractures in primary care and "management of vertebral compression fractures in primary care" are available via bhof's learning management system. Bhof hosted a webinar on opioid use following vertebral compression fracture (vcf) treatment procedures in the summer of 2023. Santa fe bone symposium bhof partnered with the national menopause foundation to sponsor a session at the 24th annual santa fe bone symposium in august 2024, on "modern approaches to menopause and bone health." bonefit usa training program bonefit is an evidence-informed exercise training workshop designed for healthcare professionals and exercise specialists to provide training on the most appropriate, safe, and effective methods to prescribe and progress exercise for people with osteoporosis. Bonefit includes two different levels of workshops. Bonefit basics workshops are aimed at exercise and fitness professionals. Bonefit clinical workshops are aimed at rehabilitation professionals. Online learning modules are also completed by all workshop participants. In 2024, three training courses were provided to 92 participants between in-person and virtual delivery. Bhof partners with osteoporosis canada and the founders of bonefit to offer this training program in the u.s.”

“We advocate in support of awareness, research, patients, and professionals. National bone health policy institute bhof's bone health policy institute was launched in 2019 to raise awareness and drive policy that supports patients with osteoporosis and their care partners. In 2023, our coalition to strengthen bone health membership grew to include 28 leading national organizations, and we convened three virtual meetings of the coalition. We continue to seek new members who can help advance our bone health policy agenda with their membership and with congress. Together, we are advocating to create policies for healthy, strong bones and healthier aging. Bhof held a congressional briefing on "obesity and bone health" congressional briefing september 2024. Experts discussed how obesity affects bone health, the bone health and obesity crisis in the u.s., how to protect your own bone health and policy solutions. The briefing was recorded and circulated to hill staff after the event. Bhof partnered with women in government (wig) to help state legislators better understand the significance of federal bone-health policy for medicare recipients and how it can reduce the substantial economic burden of osteoporosis-related fractures on state medicaid-budgets. Bhof held an invitation-only webinar for health appropriations committee members and a round robin session during wig's 2024 leadership innovation summit in charlotte, north carolina (november 13-16). For the fourth consecutive year, bhof announced the congressional bone health champion awards. 2024 honorees included senator maggie hassan [d-nh] , senator lisa murkowski [r-ak], representative lisa blunt rochester [d-de], and representative julia letlow [r-la].”

“Consulting fees: program service expenses 775,280. Management and general expenses 37,204. Fundraising expenses 183,339. Total expenses 995,823. Other contractual services: program service expenses 271,749. Management and general expenses 13,041. Fundraising expenses 64,264. Total expenses 349,054.”

“The finance and audit committee has responsbility for these items. This process has not changed since the prior year.”