American Ophthalmological Society

“Aos 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 $230,000.”

“The american ophthalmological society (aos) has one class of members who, pursuant to the aos governing documents, has the right to participate in the organization's governance: active members. Active members are graduates in medicine in good professional standing, as evidenced by an unrestricted license to practice medicine in all jurisdictions in which they are licensed, unless the member is retired from medical practice.”

“The active membership in attendance at the annual meeting votes and elects the governing body from a pool of candidates put forth by the aos council every year during the annual meeting in may.”

“Changes to the organization's bylaws must be approved by the membership.”

“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.”

“Aos has a profound duty to its members, the larger medical community, and the public to ensure the integrity of its scientific, educational, and consumer information activities and materials. Thus, each aos council member and officer is required to disclose and manage conflict of interest or the appearance of conflicts of interest that affect this integrity. All aos leaders must disclose significant financial relationships to aos annually. Where such conflicts or perceived conflicts exist, they must be appropriately and fully disclosed and resolved. Aos has determined that a financial relationship should not restrict expert scientific, clinical, or non-clinical contributions to aos's activities provided that appropriate disclosure of such relationships is made. Similarly, it should not restrict participation in aos leadership and governance, so long as appropriate disclosure is made.”

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