2026-09-18T09:36:58-07:00 2025-12-31 462979080 Allman & Associates Inc 9600 Great Hills Trail Suite 150W Austin TX 78759 990 2025-01-01 200382329 WILDERNESS MEDICAL SOCIETY WILD 5123795399 6705 W HWY 290 STE 607-243 AUSTIN TX 78735 GRAHAM BRANT-ZAWADZKI PRESIDENT 5123795399 2026-09-18 true Peter L Allman CPA P00648533 5125023077 2026-09-18 2025 RENITA FONSECA 6705 W HWY 290 STE 607-243 AUSTIN TX 78735 2177392 false X WWW.WMS.ORG X 1983 TX THE WMS PROMOTES EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE IN WILDERNESS MEDICINE TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND SAFETY IN WILDERNESS AND REMOTE ENVIRONMENTS FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND THE PUBLIC. 11 11 9 100 0 0 13558 9755 2022469 1998394 56808 57448 103812 97858 2196647 2163455 30709 30700 16158 16153 597282 612604 0 0 1366493 1378567 2010642 2038024 186005 125431 2924808 3176286 1687667 1552277 1237141 1624009 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 359614 30700 701606 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 CLINICIANS AND OTHER PRACTITIONERS WITH EVIDENCE-BASED GUIDANCE FOR THE PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND MANAGEMENT OF WILDERNESS-RELATED INJURIES AND ILLNESSES, WHILE ADVANCING THE SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATION OF WILDERNESS MEDICINE. 2. RESEARCH GRANTS: IN ORDER TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE RESEARCH IN HEALTH AND MEDICINE IN EXTREME OR AUSTERE ENVIRONMENTS, THE WMS OFFERED $30,700 IN GRANTS IN 2025. 3. THE ONLINE MAGAZINE DISSEMINATES TIMELY SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION, CLINICAL UPDATES, AND BEST PRACTICES IN WILDERNESS MEDICINE TO HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, OUTDOOR LEADERS, RESCUERS, EDUCATORS, AND THE BROADER PUBLIC. 4. $50K PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MEMBERS FOR PRE-HOSPITAL CARE PROVIDED. 397651 0 588351 CONFERENCES: WMS EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES ADVANCE THE PRACTICE OF WILDERNESS MEDICINE BY PROVIDING EVIDENCE-BASED CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION, INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION, AND DISSEMINATION OF CURRENT RESEARCH TO HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS WORKING IN REMOTE AND AUSTERE ENVIRONMENTS. GROUP SESSIONS. 1. THE WINTER CONFERENCE PROVIDED 19 HOURS OF CME CREDITS VIA TOPICS INCLUDING AVALANCHE PRACTICE GUIDELINES, MEDICAL EVAC, SUBACUTE TREATMENT OF MSK INJURIES, ISLAND MEDICINE, SURFERS MYELOPATHY, MARINE TOXINS, SWIMMING INDUCED PULMONARY EDEMA, SNAKEBITES, AND PHYSIOLOGICAL AMPUTATION 2. THE SUMMER CONFERENCE PROVIDED 29 HOURS OF CME CREDITS VIA TOPICS INCLUDING DIVE INJURIES, WILDLAND FIRE, CANCER PATIENTS AND WILDERNESS MEDICINE, CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION, EVENT MEDICINE, ANTIMICROBIAL PROPHYLAXIS, MANAGING FERTILITY/INFERTILITY IN THE WILD, COLLAPSE AT THE FINISH LINE AND ANKLE INSTABILITY 3. THE DESERT CONFERENCE PROVIDED 15.5 HOURS OF CME CREDITS VIA TOPICS INCLUDING DESERT RESCUE, DESERT SURVIVAL, REPTILES DYSFUNCTION, BEE ENVENOMATION, RISK MITIGATION OF DROWNING DURING FLASH FLOODS, HYPONATREMIA, HEAT EXERTSION / HEAT STROKE, SKIN PROBLEMS IN THE DESERT AND SURVIVING THE SONORAN DESERT. 240615 0 252291 DIPLOMA IN MOUNTAIN MEDICINE (DIMM): THE DIPLOMA IN MOUNTAIN MEDICINE (DIMM) ADVANCES PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCY IN WILDERNESS MEDICINE BY PROVIDING SPECIALIZED EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL TRAINING FOR CLINICIANS AND RESCUE PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN TECHNICAL MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENTS. 283291 0 456169 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). 283291 0 456169 1281171 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 true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 19 0 true 9 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 X ALICIA WILSON 5123795399 6705 W HWY 290 STE 607-243 AUSTIN TX 78735 RENITA FONSECA CEO 40.00 X 153593 0 5309 STEPHANIE LAREAU PRESIDENT 8.00 X X 0 0 0 GRAHAM BRANT-ZAWADZKI TREASURER 6.00 X X 0 0 0 SUE SPANO SECRETARY 6.00 X X 0 0 0 SHANA TARTER PAST PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVE YOUNG DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTANNE COFFEY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS DELOUGHERY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN GARDNER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CAMILLA SULAK DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 AVINASH PATIL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALI ARASTU DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 153593 0 5309 1 false true false 9755 9755 PROGRAM REVENUE 541900 1115855 0 0 MEMBERSHIP DUES 541900 635676 0 0 MEMBER SERVICE 541900 165007 0 0 PARTNER & AFFILIATE REVENUE 541900 81856 0 0 1998394 57448 0 57448 86964 0 0 86964 13781 13937 -156 -156 OTHER INCOME 900099 11050 0 0 11050 11050 2163455 1998238 0 155462 10000 10000 20700 20700 16153 16153 158902 55616 103286 0 392623 137418 255205 0 10920 3822 7098 0 5750 2012 3738 0 44409 15543 28866 0 19157 0 19157 0 23053 0 23053 0 67071 0 67071 0 6343 6343 0 0 142756 0 142756 0 43896 0 43896 0 2660 0 2660 0 112982 112982 0 0 730375 670308 60067 0 19641 19641 0 0 PUBLICATIONS 210633 210633 0 0 2038024 1281171 756853 0 301329 187985 6072 3540 16052 23606 168907 197379 2432448 2763776 2924808 3176286 170398 101257 1517269 1451020 1687667 1552277 X 1187931 1577197 49210 46812 1237141 1624009 2924808 3176286 125431 273903 -12466 X false false false false X 0 0 107944 17804 18567 13558 9755 167628 1648487 1992274 2094921 2097468 1998394 9831544 0 0 1756431 2010078 2113488 2111026 2008149 9999172 0 0 0 9999172 43024 52495 59885 48419 57448 261271 43024 52495 59885 48419 57448 261271 1799455 2062573 2173373 2159445 2065597 10260443 0.97450 0.97550 0.02550 0.02450 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED true UNIVERISTY OF NORTHERN IOWA 1227 W 27TH ST CEDAR FALLS IA 50614 426004813 GOVT 10000 RESEARCH GRANT RESEARCH GRANTS 6 20700 Pt I Line 2 THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS RECORDS FOR ALL GRANTS GIVEN. X false false false false false false false false false RENITA FONSECA 145099 0 8494 0 0 0 4353 0 965 0 158911 0 0 0 Pt VI, Line 11b THE DRAFT FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL VOTING DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. DIRECTORS ARE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE RETURN AND SUBMIT QUESTIONS TO MANAGEMENT AND THE ORGANIZATIONS INDEPENDENT CPA BEFORE FILING. 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 THE WMS PERFORMANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE, COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, REVIEWS AND MAKES A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD REGARDING THE CEOS COMPENSATION. IN DETERMINING COMPENSATION, THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION BENCHMARKING STUDY CONDUCTED BY A FIRM SPECIALIZING IN NONPROFIT COMPENSATION, TOGETHER WITH COMPENSATION INFORMATION FROM COMPARABLE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND REGIONAL MARKET DATA. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE BENCHMARKING INFORMATION AND PRESENTS ITS RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD FOR DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. FOLLOWING BOARD APPROVAL, COMPENSATION DECISIONS ARE COMMUNICATED TO THE CFO IN WRITING FOR IMPLEMENTATION. Pt VI, Line 19 THE WMSS FORMS 990 AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. 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