Association of Bone & Joint Surgeons

Analysis

Association of Bone & Joint Surgeons is a registered charity in United States, based in Schaumburg, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1951, 75 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, Association of Bone & Joint Surgeons reported income of $4.4m and spending of $3.4m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.6m to $4.4m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Association of Bone & Joint Surgeons 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 Seward Community Health Center ($4.4m), Saje ($4.4m) and The Young Living Foundation ($4.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.8% and program service revenue 73% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $218k (6.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $617k. At year end it held assets of $37.3m against liabilities of $522k, net assets of $36.7m. It reported 9 employees.