Immunize Org

“There are no material differences in voting rights among members of the governing body, and the governing body has not delegated broad authority to an executive committee or similar committee.”

“Section 3.1.1 board officers - amended to add a vice chair as a board officer. Also, this was amended to state that board officers shall be elected annually by the board of directors. Section 3.2.2 was added to describe the duties of the vice chair officer position.”

“The organization has a small board of directors. There are no seperate committees of the board of directors.”

“Review of form 990. The organization's staff provides necessary documentation and data via questionnaires to the accountant. Once the draft of the form 990 has been prepared by the accountant, the organization's management reviews the form for accuracy. When the draft is approved by management, the 990 is sent by electronic means to each board member for review and approval. If there are any changes, they will be incorporated into the draft. Once the board has approved the 990, management conveys approval to the accountant to finalize the draft. The final form 990 is signed by the executive director and filed in a timely manner with the appropriate state and federal authorities. Form 990 is available for public review on www.guidestar.org”

“Written conflict of interest policy. Annually the board, management and all employees review and sign their copies of the conflict of interest policy to disclose any conflicts. Copies are reviewed by management for reportable conflicts. Any conflicts are noted in the board minutes. Board members that have conflicts of interest are prohibited from participating or voting in board activities related to the conflict.”

“Immunize.org does not make its articles of incorporation, bylaws, conflict of interest policy, or financial statements available to the general public.”

“Immunize.org works to increase immunization rates and prevent disease by creating and distributing educational materials for healthcare professionals and the public that enhance the delivery of safe and effective immunization services. Immunize.org also facilitates communication about the safety, efficacy, and use of vaccines within the broad immunization community of patients, parents, healthcare organizations, and government health agencies. For more than two decades, the centers for disease control and prevention (cdc) has worked in concert with and provided financial support to immunize.org for the purpose of educating healthcare professionals about u.s. Vaccine recommendations. Cdc recognized immunize.org's accomplishments in 1997 by awarding it the prestigious partners in public health award "for efforts instrumental in achieving high levels of routine infant hepatitis b immunization." physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals at every level of the immunization community, including both the public and private sectors, rely on many of the following projects in their daily work to increase immunization rates across the lifespan.”

“Program: education authoritative educational materials: educational materials for healthcare professionals and patients - 3.7 million downloads in fiscal year 2023 (fy2023) vaccine information statements and their translations - 3.4 million downloads in fy2023 ask the experts q&as - 1.7 million visits in fy2023 personal immunization record cards - durable, easy-to-use, vaccination record cards for patients laminated u.s. Immunization schedules - durable, up-to-date schedules for providers powerful communication channels www.immunize.org - makes available all of immunize.org's free materials; 8.5 million visitors, 23,296 visits per day iz express - free news and information emailed weekly to over 55,000 opt-in subscribers www.vaccineinformation.org - clearly presented information for the general public; over 1,488 visits per day www.youtube.com/c/immunizeorg - home of over 40 new short-form videos for our social media and web audiences video webinars - new 2023 webinars on vaccination anxiety and hepatitis b vaccination of adults medical education programs - collaborations with continuing education (ce) providers, including medscape, to create and deliver ce programs for healthcare professionals”

“Program: partnering for immunization national and global leadership national network of immunization coalitions (nnic) - 142 state and local coalitions from across the u.s. Participate in immunize.org's nnic, see www.immunizationcoalitions.org. Acip working groups - immunize.org experts provide consultation to working groups of cdc's advisory committee on immunization practices (acip) and regularly contribute public comments during acip meetings. 317 coalition, adult vaccine access coalition - immunize.org serves in leadership roles on steering committees and works to remove barriers to affordable access to immunization national adult and influenza immunization summit - immunize.org manages this partnership with cdc and hhs office for infectious disease policy and hiv/aids to address and resolve adult and influenza immunization issues along with partners representing over 130 public and private organizations professional publications - immunize.org experts continue to contribute articles and reviews to major medical publications and periodicals global immunization policy advisors - immunize.org experts serve on project steering committees for the world health organization and gavi and provide training and support for the work of global and regional immunization coalitions effective advocacy state immunization laws - in 2023, immunize.org updated all of its detailed maps and data tables tracking state school and child immunization requirements state legislative advocacy - immunize.org advises state immunization advocates of proposed changes to immunization laws, collaborating with and assisting partners as needed promotion and recognition of influenza vaccination requirements for healthcare personnel - our influenza vaccination honor roll currently includes 1,330 healthcare facilities that have established policies requiring vaccination of healthcare personnel hepatitis b vaccine birth dose - our hepatitis b birth dose honor roll celebrates 570 birthing institutions that have achieved a 90% hepatitis b vaccine coverage rate for newborns prior to hospital discharge influenza vaccination for older adults - we partner with csl seqirus to remind healthcare professionals about the importance of annual influenza vaccination for adults age 65 and older at www.influenza-defense.org menacwy dose #2 and the 16-year-old visit - immunize.org collaborates with sanofi to remind healthcare professionals about giving the second dose of menacwy at age 16 along with other vaccines recommended at this age at www.give2menacwy.org menb vaccination for college students - immunize.org's menb vaccination honor roll currently lists 270 colleges in 37 states that require or recommend menb vaccine to protect students, including 40 that require it our website - in late 2023, we re-launched our flagship website (www.immunize.org) on a new platform with a fresh look and enhanced search features to better serve longtime users and engage the next generation of healthcare professionals addressing vaccination anxiety - in 2023, we developed a suite of resources to improve the vaccination experience of recipients by addressing needle anxiety as a source of vaccine hesitancy extensive partnerships - immunize.org continues to work closely alongside partners from every part of the immunization community, including federal agencies, state and local health departments, professional societies, nonprofits, and industry, as well as private sector healthcare systems and groups sought-after speakers - in 2023, immunize.org experts have served on numerous vaccine advisory boards and presented at national and state immunization events media communications - immunize.org staff members are regularly called on to inform print, radio, television, and internet news media. In 2023, our experts have appeared in outlets such as health affairs, nbc news, the philadelphia inquirer, wall street journal, and the washington post.”

“Database consultant: program service expenses 39,004. Management and general expenses 128. Fundraising expenses 37. Total expenses 39,169. Design consultant: program service expenses 18,449. Management and general expenses 439. Fundraising expenses 391. Total expenses 19,279. Website update consultants: program service expenses 92,202. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 257. Total expenses 92,459. Misc consultant: program service expenses 131,366. Management and general expenses 696. Fundraising expenses -86. Total expenses 131,976. Recruiting expense: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 30. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 30. Research/grant/writer consultant: program service expenses 71,462. Management and general expenses -252. Fundraising expenses -72. Total expenses 71,138. Projects consultant: program service expenses 78,395. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 78,395. Public health coordinator: program service expenses 62,319. Management and general expenses -292. Fundraising expenses -83. Total expenses 61,944. Creative consultant: program service expenses 2,192. Management and general expenses 349. Fundraising expenses 21. Total expenses 2,562. Editing consult: program service expenses 91,595. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 612. Total expenses 92,207. Translations: program service expenses 63,481. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 63,481. Medical consult: program service expenses 98,938. Management and general expenses 106. Fundraising expenses 30. Total expenses 99,074. Scientific consultant: program service expenses 98,651. Management and general expenses -530. Fundraising expenses -151. Total expenses 97,970. Website development consult: program service expenses 181,191. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 181,191. Benefit service fee: program service expenses 1,065. Management and general expenses 2,582. Fundraising expenses 23. Total expenses 3,670. Payroll service fee: program service expenses 1,625. Management and general expenses 1,230. Fundraising expenses 35. Total expenses 2,890. Strategic planning consultant: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 3,200. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 3,200. Writer/epidemiologist consult: program service expenses 33,689. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 33,689.”