Abdominal Core Health Quality Collaborative

Tax-deductible

Centennial, CO501(c)(3)Social ScienceEIN 84-4009654

Achqc's mission is to improve quality and value in the surgical treatment of hernia, abdominal core, and abdominal wall disease through collaboration using data.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 400 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $90K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$143K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 74% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $100
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
+18% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$578K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2024▲ +18%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$918K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.7M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +13%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$717K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
$578K
FY2024▲ +45%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$737K
FY2021$314K
FY2022$276K
FY2023$398K
FY2024$578K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2020.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $1.2M Management & general 18% · $262K Fundraising 2% · $24K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $143K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director, President, and CMO
$124,992Pt VII · Sec A
Director and Vice President
$18,229Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Rosen MD’s $125K as Director, President, and CMO is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 145 $1–10M social science 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Benjamin Poulose MD———$125,000$62,500
Michael Rosen MD$124,992$124,992$124,992——
Michael Rosen MD———$124,992$62,500
Benjamin Poulose MD$18,229$46,878$93,753——

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

Improving surgical care for abdominal wall conditions through data and collaboration.

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3 program services account for $1.2M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Managed and grew our achqc database of real-world data known as the achqc registry. By the end of 2024, the achqc registry included data collected on over 137,000 operations performed by 479 surgeons in 42 states across the usa.

$1.1Mprogram expense
02

Provided educational programs to both achqc volunteer surgeons who contribute data on their surgeries to the achqc registry and to all other surgeons to share lessons learned from the data collected in order to improve surgical practice and standards.

$84Kprogram expense
03

In 2024, achqc continued to support its patient engagement and advocacy committee as a critical part of achqc's mission by seeking to understand and improve patient experiences before, during, and after surgery.

$15Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100
Grants paid · 3 grants · $90K · 2021–2024
American Hernia SocietyKS · FY2024$30,000
American Hernia SocietyKS · FY2023$30,000
American Hernia SocietyKS · FY2021$30,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$922K
Other incomeLn 4–11$460K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$278K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$262K
Fundraisingcol D$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$578K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$578K
Total assetsLn 16$578K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$922K
Government grantsLn 1e$22K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$278K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$460K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$454K
SavingsLn 2$124K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$578K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$578K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$578K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6400
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$398K$578K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$398K$578K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$398K$578K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$30K$30K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2K$2K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$143K$143K$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$125K$125K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$11K
Management feesLn 11a$279K$84K$195K
Legal feesLn 11b$103K$94K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$633K$610K$0$24K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$81K$74K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$45K$45K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$1K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.2M$262K$24K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.7M$1.5M$188K$578K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.3M$99K$398K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.2M−$38K$276K 990 PDF
FY2021 $918K$1.3M−$423K$314K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$717K$625K$737K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,661,208 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$22,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$899,900
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$921,900
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $278,100$278,100
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,008$1,008
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $452,700$452,700
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $7,500$7,500
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $730,800 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,508$1,661,208
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,473,249 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $30,000$30,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,500$2,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $143,221 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$143,221
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $124,737$124,737
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,464$11,464
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $83,699 · Management $195,297$278,996
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $94,461 · Management $8,076$102,537
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,814$5,814
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $609,561 · Management $0 · Fundraising $23,700$633,261
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,330$2,330
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $74,339 · Management $6,850$81,189
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,027$2,027
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,941$7,941
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $45,221$45,221
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,000 · Management $1,011$2,011
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,187,280 · Management $262,269 · Fundraising $23,700$1,473,249
Part X · Balance sheet $578,443 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $274,833$454,284
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $123,151$124,159
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $397,984$578,443
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $397,984$578,443
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $397,984$578,443
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $578,443 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,661,208
XI-2 Total expenses$1,473,249
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$187,959
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$397,984
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$578,443

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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