501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.1M paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.2M a year · 47% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.1M
to officers and key staff · 34% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 34% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $69.7M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 7.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $135K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$863K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 14 voting members
Worth a look: 1 of 14 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
Spent
$3.2M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$71.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$11.5M
FY2022$4.9M
FY2023$7.5M
FY2024$6.8M
FY2025$8.2M
Expenses
$3.2M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$4.6M
FY2025$3.7M
Net assets
$71.1M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$71.1M
FY2021$91.7M
FY2022$79.4M
FY2023$82.9M
FY2024$89.8M
FY2025$98.6M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1990.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $3.2M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

21 people listed on the 990; $1.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Vice President/COO
$425,744Pt VII · Sec A
$175,444Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Director, Foundation Programs
$165,914Pt VII · Sec A
Dir, Fdn Communication to Mar 2020
$111,432Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Vice President/CFO
$38,488Pt VII · Sec A
SVP, Communications
$30,240Pt VII · Sec A
$18,500Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$11,500Pt VII · Sec A

Jessica Perlo Wieschhoff’s $378K as EVP/COO is at the 96th percentile of top reported officer pay among 733 $1–10M diseases & disorders nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Daniel Wolfson—$422,310$458,724$461,954$437,729$425,744
Jessica Perlo Wieschhoff$377,751$101,563————
Richard J Baron$299,663—$223,838$213,308$211,743$175,444
Timothy Lynch$255,298$191,427$186,339$186,393$173,999$165,914
Richard Baron—$213,745————
Furman S McDonald$132,584—————
Wanda Odom—————$111,432
Jaime McClennen$102,548—————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes medical professionalism to improve healthcare quality through project development and implementation.

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1 program · $3.2M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Our work is dedicated to exploring how physician leaders, health care organizations and public policy makers can advance medical professionalism throughout the health care system in order to improve care for everyone.

$3.2Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$135K
Grants paid · 123 grants · $4.8M · 2019–2024
AcademyhealthDC · FY2024$269,474
Washington UniversityMO · FY2024$50,000
The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFY2024$40,000
University of ChicagoIL · FY2024$40,000
Regents of the University of MinnesotaFY2024$40,000
Alameda Health SystemFY2024$40,000
The Arnold Gold FoundationNJ · FY2024$20,000
Prime Healthcare Foundation Southern Regional LLCFY2024$20,000
Phoenix Indian Medical CenterFY2024$20,000
Meharry Medical CollegeTN · FY2024$20,000
HealthteamworksCO · FY2024$20,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$1.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$154K
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Money outPt IX
$3.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$71.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$72.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$863K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A20
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$154K
Investment incomeLn 3$1.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Gains on assetsLn 7$184K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.1M
SavingsLn 2$3K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$69.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$72.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$863K
Net assetsLn 32$71.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 61
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M$2.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$68.9M$69.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$71.0M$72.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M$863K
Net assetsLn 32$70.0M$71.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$356K$356K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$909K$909K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$768K$768K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$57K$57K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$132K$132K
Payroll taxesLn 10$86K$86K
Legal feesLn 11b$14K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$192K$192K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$108K$108K
Office expensesLn 13$97K$97K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$103K$103K
TravelLn 17$70K$70K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$241K$241K
InsuranceLn 23$17K$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.2M$3.2M$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $8.2M$3.7M$4.4M$98.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.8M$4.6M$2.1M$89.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.5M$3.8M$3.7M$82.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.9M$3.0M$1.9M$79.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $11.5M$3.0M$8.5M$91.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.5M$3.2M−$1.7M$71.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,493,640 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $15,813$153,873
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,451,924$1,317,982
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $35,340$21,785
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,503,077$1,493,640
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,958,449$355,740
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,988,661$1,953,081
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $766,764$851,664
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,713,874$3,160,485
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,210,797−$1,666,845
Part VI · Governance 1 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members1
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,493,640 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$66,255
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$87,618
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$153,873
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business −$37,891 · Excluded from tax $1,172,353$1,134,462
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $962$962
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $183,520$183,520
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $19,188 · Excluded from tax $1,635$20,823
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $19,188 · Unrelated business −$37,891 · Excluded from tax $1,358,470$1,493,640
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,160,485 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $355,740$355,740
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $909,334$909,334
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $768,175$768,175
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $57,087$57,087
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $132,393$132,393
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $86,092$86,092
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $14,482$14,482
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,735$3,735
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $191,793$191,793
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $108,323$108,323
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $97,162$97,162
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,238$5,238
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $102,591$102,591
IX-17 TravelPrograms $70,197$70,197
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $240,841$240,841
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,302$17,302
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,160,485 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,160,485
Part X · Balance sheet $71,954,590 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,753,448$2,077,733
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,001$3,002
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $266,498$118,533
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $26,953$5,750
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $42,087$70,841
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $35,331,991$35,853,288
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $33,549,347$33,825,443
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $70,973,325$71,954,590
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $936,006$799,273
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $68,547$63,967
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,004,553$863,240
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $69,702,274$70,972,817
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $266,498$118,533
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $69,968,772$71,091,350
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $70,973,325$71,954,590
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $71,091,350 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,493,640
XI-2 Total expenses$3,160,485
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,666,845
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$69,968,772
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,789,423
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$71,091,350

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