American Orthopaedic Association

Analysis

American Orthopaedic Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Rosemont, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1937, 89 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, American Orthopaedic Association reported income of $4.4m and spending of $4.6m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $5.2m to $4.4m (-16%), an average of -4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, American Orthopaedic Association sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greensboro Hospital Association Inc ($4.4m), Arkansas Rural Health Partnership ($4.4m) and Drugs for Neglected Diseasesinitiative North America Inc ($4.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% and program service revenue 39% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $459k (9.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $16.9m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $15.7m. It reported 23 employees.