American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons

Analysis

American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons is a registered charity in United States, based in Rosemont, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1949, 77 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 Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons reported income of $46.5m and spending of $49.7m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $42.2m to $46.5m (+10%), an average of +2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 106%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ferrell Hospital Community Foundation ($46.5m), Academic Medicine Services Inc ($46.5m) and Community Clinic Inc ($46.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 32% and program service revenue 62% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $8.3m (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $12.4m. At year end it held assets of $187.1m against liabilities of $41.4m, net assets of $145.6m. It reported 246 employees.