2024-11-14T16:37:50-06:00 2023-12-31 910189318 MOSS ADAMS LLP 601 W RIVERSIDE AVENUE STE 1800 SPOKANE WA 99201 990 2023-01-01 873397251 AMERICAN PSYCHEDELIC PRACTITIONERS ASSOCIATION AMER 4153129565 100 N HOWARD ST SUITE R SPOKANE WA 99201 MEGAN BOWERS PATTERSON CLOSURE CONSULTANT 4153129565 2024-11-13 1 1 EMINA O CRESSWELL CPA P01217304 5097472600 2024-11-13 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z MEGAN BOWERS PATTERSON 100 N HOWARD ST SUITE R SPOKANE WA 99201 337457 0 X APPA-US.ORG X 2021 WA SAFELY AND HOLISTICALLY SUPPORT THE INTEGRATION OF PSYCHEDELIC MEDICINES AND PRACTICES INTO THE US HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. 8 8 2 25 0 0 0 337280 0 0 0 177 0 0 0 337457 0 0 0 0 0 137932 0 0 18013 0 158971 0 296903 0 40554 90116 132217 0 1547 90116 130670 X SAFELY AND HOLISTICALLY SUPPORT THE INTEGRATION OF PSYCHEDELIC MEDICINES AND PRACTICES INTO THE US HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. 0 0 209514 0 0 CREATION OF THE PPGS: APPA COLLABORATED WITH BRAINFUTURES TO SPEARHEAD A MAJOR MILESTONE FOR THE PSYCHEDELIC MEDICINE COMMUNITY AND FIELD INFRASTRUCTURE. CREATING FIELD INFRASTRUCTURE WAS A MAJOR COMPONENT OF APPA'S MANDATE, WHICH IS TO DEVELOP THE INFRASTRUCTURE WHITE PAPERS THAT WILL ACT AS GUIDE POSTS FOR THE PSYCHEDELIC MEDICAL MODEL (THERAPEUTIC APPLICATION OF PSYCHEDELICS, ADMINISTERED BY LICENSED DOCTORS, NURSES, AND THERAPISTS). APPA AND BRAINFUTURES BROUGHT TOGETHER MULTIPLE WORKING GROUPS, BOTH PAID AND VOLUNTEER, TO WORK ON THE QUESTIONS OF BEST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES FOR PSYCHEDELIC PRACTITIONERS. THE END RESULT DOCUMENT WAS CALLED THE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR PSYCHEDELIC PRACTITIONERS (PPGS). THIS PROJECT TOOK APPROXIMATELY 10 MONTHS FROM START TO FINISH, AND REQUIRED EXTENSIVE NEGOTIATION BETWEEN DIFFERENT AREAS OF PRACTICE, AND MUCH TIME AND THOUGHT WENT INTO THE EXACT DEVELOPMENT OF THE LANGUAGE THAT WAS USED. THIS PROJECT WAS COMPLETED AND PUBLISHED IN AUGUST OF 2023, AND IS CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THE MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION. MEMBER ACQUISITION AND OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT: ANOTHER CRITICAL PORTION OF APPA'S MANDATE WAS TO CREATE AND SUSTAIN A MEMBERSHIP OF PSYCHEDELIC PRACTITIONERS WORKING WITH LEGAL SUBSTANCES, AS WELL AS DEVELOP A PIPELINE FOR THOSE WHO WERE STUDYING TO BE ABLE TO PRACTICE WITH PSYCHEDELIC SUBSTANCES ONCE THE COMPOUNDS HAD RECEIVED FDA APPROVAL. APPA HIRED A DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO FURTHER DEVELOP THE MEMBERSHIP, INCLUDING PRODUCING REGULAR DIGITAL EDUCATIONAL CONTENT, LIVE EVENTS FOR NETWORKING, AND DEVELOPING AND MANAGING THE ONLINE PLATFORM FOR PRACTITIONERS TO BE CONNECTED. AT THE END OF 2023, APPA HAD SECURED AND RETAINED 1800 MEMBERS IN THIS ONGOING EFFORT. ADDITIONALLY, THIS EMPLOYEE ALSO TOOK ON THE ROLE OF DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS WHEN THE CONTRACT OF THE PREVIOUS DIRECTOR OF OPS WAS NO LONGER RENEWED. EDUCATING LAWMAKERS AND POLICY MAKERS ABOUT PSYCHEDELICS, AND OFFERING PRACTITIONER EXPERTISE: ONE WAY THAT APPA SOUGHT TO ACHIEVE ITS GOAL OF CREATING A WORLD WHERE PSYCHEDELICS ARE SAFELY INTEGRATED INTO THE AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEM WAS BY EDUCATING LAWMAKERS AND POLICY MAKERS IN WASHINGTON DC., COLORADO, OREGON, AND CALIFORNIA. IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, A ROLE FOR THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND POLICY WAS ESTABLISHED TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND INTERNALLY HIRED. THIS PERSON WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR WORKING WITH A CONTRACT PR FIRM (AT A DISCOUNTED RATE) TO ESTABLISH THOUGHTFUL AND EDUCATIONAL NARRATIVES IN THE PRESS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND BEYOND, AS WELL AS WORKING CLOSELY WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND STATE LEGISLATURES WHEN THEY REQUESTED INFORMATION AND EDUCATION. THIS PERSON WAS A MEMBER OF THE COLORADO AND OREGON WORKING GROUPS TO ESTABLISH PRACTICES AND GUIDELINES FOR THE LAWMAKING PROCESSES THERE. ESTABLISHMENT OF MEMBER WORKING GROUPS: OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, APPA ESTABLISHED AND MAINTAINED MULTIPLE PRACTITIONER WORKING GROUPS.I. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: IN ADDITION TO ITS FIDUCIARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, THIS GROUP FUNCTIONED WAS AN ONGOING WORKING GROUP, PRIMARILY VOLUNTEER, FOCUSING ON POLICY, COMPLETING AN UPDATE TO THE ORGANIZATION BYLAWS AND THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK; SETTING STRATEGIC GOALS. II. THE ELDERS COUNCIL: THIS VOLUNTEER GROUP WAS COMPRISED OF NINE MEMBERS OVER THE AGE OF 60 YEARS AND REPRESENTING WISDOM ACROSS MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES, SUCH AS NATIVE AMERICAN MEDICINE, CLASSIC PSYCHIATRY, ACTIVISM, ACADEMIA, NEUROSCIENCE, PSYCHOTHERAPY, AND BEYOND. THIS GROUP ACTED AS AN ADVISORY GROUP TO THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION, AS WELL AS ACTIVELY CONSULTING ON THE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES. THIS GROUP MET BI-MONTHLY, WAS ATTENDED BY APPA STAFF MEMBERS, AND ADVISED ON SEVERAL KEY PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES.III. THE RESEARCH AND TRAINING GROUP: THIS GROUP WAS ASSEMBLED SPECIFICALLY TO DEVELOP THE CONTENT FOR AND THEN WRITE THE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES. IT WAS COMPOSED OF 8 INDIVIDUALS - DOCTORS, NURSES, THERAPISTS, PSYCHIATRISTS - WORKING IN THE FIELD OF PSYCHEDELIC RESEARCH AND APPLICATION. THIS GROUP WAS MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROCESS OF THE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES, AND DISBANDED AFTER THE DOCUMENT WAS PUBLISHED IN AUGUST 2023. 209514 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X KEVIN MATTHEWS 2134080510 2780 SKYPARK DR UNIT 201 TORRANCE CA 90505 NICOLE BUCHANON CO-CHAIR 6.00 X X 0 0 0 SOLANA BOOTH CO-CHAIR 6.00 X X 0 0 0 KAREN DUNN TREASURER 6.00 X X 0 0 0 ALEX CARDENAS SECRETARY 6.00 X X 0 0 0 DARRON SMITH DIRECTOR 6.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA JAMES DIRECTOR 6.00 X 0 0 0 JORDAN SLOSHOWER DIRECTOR 6.00 X 0 0 0 MONICA WILLIAMS DIRECTOR 6.00 X 0 0 0 MEGAN BOWERS PATTERSON - DIR OF OPERATIONS & CLOSURE CONSULTANT 40.00 X 58153 0 4944 JOANNE MAISLIN COO, CFO (THRU 08/23) 40.00 X 14986 0 0 STEPHEN XENAKIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 0 0 0 EMMA KNIGHTON PRESIDENT 6.00 X 0 0 0 HADAS ALTERMAN - SECRETARY DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL POLICY 40.00 X 76250 0 0 149389 0 4944 0 0 0 0 0 337280 337280 177 177 337457 0 0 177 X 78083 60625 17458 45820 23910 6097 15813 4912 1891 2182 839 9117 6289 1616 1212 21123 21123 4500 4500 47730 46362 1219 149 44953 44953 3216 2409 807 1429 1078 351 6639 6639 16374 12334 4040 7682 7682 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 5014 2823 2191 STAFF EDUCATION AND TRA 161 161 LICENSE & REGISTRATION 150 40 110 296903 209514 69376 18013 90116 132217 90116 132217 0 1547 0 1547 X 90116 130670 90116 130670 90116 132217 40554 0 X 0 0 0 X 337280 337280 337280 337280 337280 177 177 337457 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 NORTH AMERICA 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES REMOTE EMPLOYEE 14986 0 1 0 0 0 1 14986 0 14986 0 0 0 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 THE ORGANIZATION AMENDED ITS BYLAWS TO ENSURE CONFORMITY WITH WASHINGTON STATE ORGANIZATIONAL GUIDELINES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DOESN'T HAVE COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD WILL REVIEW ALL FORMS AND APPROVE THEM BEFORE FILING THE RETURN WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 45,592. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,000. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 46,592. PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 770. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 219. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 149. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,138.