2025-07-03T07:57:23-07:00 2024-12-31 462979080 Allman & Associates Inc 9600 Great Hills Trail Suite 150W Austin TX 78759 990 2024-01-01 200382329 WILDERNESS MEDICAL SOCIETY WILD 5123795399 6705 W HWY 290 STE 607-243 AUSTIN TX 78735 STEPHANIE LAREAU TREASURER/PRESIDENT-ELECT 5123795399 2025-07-03 true true Peter L Allman CPA P00648533 5125023077 2025-07-03 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z RENITA FONSECA 6705 W HWY 290 STE 607-243 AUSTIN TX 78735 2211933 false X WWW.WMS.ORG X 1983 CO PROVIDE CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION RELATED TO WILDERNESS MEDICINE TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. 11 11 8 100 0 0 18567 13558 2090405 2022469 95029 56808 22865 103812 2226866 2196647 30690 30709 0 16158 576543 597282 0 0 1551719 1366493 2158952 2010642 67914 186005 2421523 2924808 1596326 1687667 825197 1237141 X THE MISSION OF THE WMS IS TO ENCOURAGE, FOSTER, SUPPORT, OR CONDUCT ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE THE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE MEMBERSHIP AND GENERAL PUBLIC IN HUMAN HEALTH ACTIVITIES IN A WILDERNESS ENVIRONMENT. false false 328157 30709 690341 MEMBERSHIP PROGRAMS & SERVICES: THE WMS ACHIEVES ITS MISSION TO IMPROVE THE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE MEMBERSHIP AND GENERAL PUBLIC VIA THE FOLLOWING: 1. ITS PEER-REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL, THE WILDERNESS & ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE JOURNAL (WEMJ) WHICH IS THE LEADING PUBLICATION FOR CUTTING EDGE ADVANCES IN THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF WILDERNESS MEDICINE (WM). WM CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES ARE PUBLISHED TO PROVIDE WMS MEMBERS WITH THE BEST METHODS OF HANDLING WILDERNESS RELATED TRAUMA, ENVIRONMENTAL ILLNESSES, & MANAGING MEDICAL PROBLEMS IN THE WILDERNESS. 2. RESEARCH GRANTS: IN ORDER TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE RESEARCH IN HEALTH AND MEDICINE IN EXTREME OR AUSTERE ENVIRONMENTS, THE WMS OFFERED $30,709 IN GRANTS IN 2024. 3. THE ONLINE MAGAZINE DISSEMINATES TIMELY NEWS AND WM INFORMATION TO WILDERNESS PROFESSIONALS, RECREATIONALISTS, MEDICAL, OUTDOOR, AND TRAVEL COMMUNITIES. 4. $50K PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MEMBERS FOR PRE-HOSPITAL CARE PROVIDED. 398771 0 615149 CONFERENCES: ANOTHER WAY IN WHICH THE WMS ACHIEVES ITS MISSION TO IMPROVE THE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE MEMBERSHIP IS VIA HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES. 2 CONFERENCES WERE HELD IN 2024. THE ANNUAL WINTER AND SUMMER CONFERENCES WITH THEIR MORNING PLENARY SESSIONS AND AFTERNOON INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS AND SMALL GROUP SESSIONS. 1. THE WINTER CONFERENCE PROVIDED 19.75 HOURS OF CME CREDITS VIA TOPICS INCLUDING WILDLAND FIRE, SOLAR EXPOSURE, PSYCHOLOGICAL FIRST AID, GLOBAL HEALTH, RISK ASSESSMENT, DIVING, PERIANAL PROBLEMS, LEGAL ISSUES, MEDICAL COMPLICATIONS, AND HYPOTHERMIA. 2. THE SUMMER CONFERENCE PROVIDED 25.25 HOURS OF CME CREDITS VIA TOPICS INCLUDING CAVING EXPEDITION, INTRODUCTION TO DIVE MEDICINE, PERSONAL LOCATOR BEACONS, HIGH ALTITUDE MEDICINE, ATHLETE AT ALTITUDE, RESCUE AT EXTREME ALTITUDE, ALTITUDE AND ICE DIVING, DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS OF THE WM PROVIDER, SEARCH AND RESCUE STRATEGIES, WOMEN AT ALTITUDE, AND OXYGEN USE AT EXTREME ALTITUDE. 232516 0 283818 DIPLOMA IN MOUNTAIN MEDICINE (DIMM): ADVANCING THE KNOWLEDGE OF OUR MEMBERS VIA OPPORTUNITIES TO EARN SPECIALIZED DIPLOMAS IS ANOTHER KEY WAY IN WHICH THE WMS ACHIEVES ITS MISSION. DIMM IS A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO TRAIN THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE ESSENTIALS OF CARING FOR PATIENTS IN THE TECHNICAL MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT. THE DIMM PROGRAM IS DIVIDED INTO TWO WEEK-LONG DIDACTIC SESSIONS OFFERED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TWO WMS CONFERENCES, AND TWO WEEK-LONG SKILLS COURSES THAT PROVIDE PRACTICAL EDUCATION IN WILDERNESS MEDICINE, TECHNICAL RESCUE, AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN THE BACKCOUNTRY. 325999 0 511543 THE OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES THAT THE WMS PROVIDES TO MEMBERS AS PART OF ACCOMPLISHING OUR MISSION INCLUDE ADVENTURE CME TRIPS, STUDENT ELECTIVES, TWO ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING A DIPLOMA IN DIVE & MARINE MEDICINE (DIDMM), AND THE FELLOWSHIP IN THE ACADEMY OF WILDERNESS MEDICINE (FAWM). 325999 0 511543 1285443 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 16 0 true 8 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true false false X ALICIA WILSON 5123795399 6705 W HWY 290 STE 607-243 AUSTIN TX 78735 RENITA FONSECA CEO 40.00 X 151181 0 5301 SHANA TARTER PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE LAREAU TREASURER/PRESIDENT-ELECT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GRAHAM BRANT-ZAWADZKI SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JENN DOW PAST PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TOM DELOUGHERY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVE YOUNG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSANNE SPANO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTANNE COFFEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AVINASH PATIL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CORY KREUTZER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASON WILLIAMS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 151181 0 5301 1 false true false 13558 13558 PROGRAM REVENUE 541900 1145256 0 0 MEMBERSHIP DUES 541900 631816 0 0 MEMBER SERVICE 541900 168191 0 0 PARTNER & AFFILIATE REVENUE 541900 77206 0 0 2022469 48419 0 48419 74999 0 0 74999 8389 8389 8389 0 0 8389 18669 15286 3383 3383 OTHER INCOME 900099 25430 0 0 25430 25430 2196647 2025852 0 157237 30709 30709 16158 16158 156482 54769 101713 0 383565 134248 249317 0 11029 3860 7169 0 4275 1496 2779 0 41931 14676 27255 0 20537 0 20537 0 21202 0 21202 0 81551 0 81551 0 11574 11574 0 0 131986 0 131986 0 38520 0 38520 0 2675 0 2675 0 85225 85225 0 0 729478 711552 17926 0 22569 0 22569 0 PUBLICATIONS 221176 221176 0 0 2010642 1285443 725199 0 286281 301329 4070 6072 21468 16052 184972 168907 1924732 2432448 2421523 2924808 135417 170398 19990 0 1440919 1517269 1596326 1687667 X 774870 1187931 50327 49210 825197 1237141 2421523 2924808 186005 225939 X false false false false X 0 0 16058 107944 17804 18567 13558 173931 1462386 1648487 1992274 2094921 2097468 9295536 0 0 1478444 1756431 2010078 2113488 2111026 9469467 0 0 0 9469467 34447 43024 52495 59885 48419 238270 34447 43024 52495 59885 48419 238270 9707737 0.97550 0.97570 0.02450 0.02430 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED true RESEARCH GRANTS 9 30709 Pt I Line 2 THE USE OF THE GRANT FUNDS ARE REVIEWED BY OUTCOME MEASURES. THE RESULTS OF THE RESEARCH ARE PRESENTED TO THE WMS MEMBERSHIP DURING OUR ANNUAL CONFERENCE. X false false false false false false false false false RENITA FONSECA 151181 0 0 0 0 0 4247 0 1054 0 156482 0 8494 0 Pt I Line 8 THE ORGANIZATION ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCES OF THE CEO TO DETERMINE IF ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION IN THE FORM OF A BONUS WILL BE PAID. DURING CALENDAR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2024, A BONUS WAS AWARDED TO THE CEO BASED ON REVIEW OF HER PERFORMANCE AND BONUSES AS SERVICES TO THE ORGANIZATION. THE BONUS WAS ACCRUED IN 2024 AND PAID IN 2025. Pt VI, Line 11b THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING THE TAX RETURN. Pt VI, Line 12c THE COI POLICY STATES THAT EACH BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBER SIGN A DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ANNUALLY. THEY ARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICE FOR INSPECTION DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS BY APPOINTMENT. THE WMS ETHICS COMMITTEE REVIEWS ALL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOD ON HOW TO HANDLE. FURTHERMORE, ALL BOD MEETING AGENDAS INCLUDE A SUMMARY OF THE MEMBERS CONFLICTS (IF ANY) AT THE START OF THE AGENDA, AS WELL AS, ALL AGENDA ITEMS CLEARLY STATE IF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OCCURS WITH ANY BOD MEMBER. Pt VI, Line 15a COMPARABLE DATA IS USED TO DETERMINE THE CEOS COMPENSATION. Pt VI, Line 19 UPON REQUEST. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d THE OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES THAT THE WMS PROVIDES TO MEMBERS AS 325999. 0. 511543.