Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
3 people listed on the 990.
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 15aNo
Programs and updates
Develops courses to improve spinal surgery safety.
Questions for S3p
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Production of educational course(s) that identify ways to enhance the safety of spinal surgery
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-4888808) · Dispute this lineEducational website content and hosting expenses
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-4888808) · Dispute this lineGrant to columbia university to fund development of a machine learning tool to improve intraoperative neruophysiological monitoring
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-4888808) · Dispute this lineBy the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $203K | $176K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $203K | $176K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $126 |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $203K | $176K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $10K | $10K | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $175K | $175K | $0 | $0 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $47K | $47K | $0 | $0 |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $7K | $0 | $7K | $0 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $238K | $232K | $7K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 7, 2026 | $212K | $238K | −$27K | $176K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Jun 4, 2025 | $220K | $184K | $35K | $203K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 8, 2024 | $165K | $168K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 | $98K | $185K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2022 | $130K | $187K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 29, 2021 | $196K | $151K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
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Part I · Summary $211,632 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $211,632 across 4 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $238,380 across 4 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $176,346 assets, 7 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $176,220 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file FY2025 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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