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.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$125K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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
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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
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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
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$125K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.3 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
$1.3M
Spent
$717K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$737K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$918K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.7M
Expenses
$717K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$717K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
$737K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$737K
FY2021$314K
FY2022$276K
FY2023$398K
FY2024$578K

From the FY2020 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.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $544K Management & general 23% · $162K Fundraising 1% · $10K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $125K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director and Vice President
$62,500Pt VII · Sec A
Director, President and CMO
$62,500Pt VII · Sec A
Director (beginning 9/16/20)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (beginning 12/11/20)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer (beginning 8/1/20)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary (beginning 8/1/20)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (beginning 8/1/20)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director(beginning 8/1/20)
$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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

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

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

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

Programs and updates

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

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3 programs · $544K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Managed and grew our achqc database of real world data known as the achqc registry. By the end of 2020, the achqc registry included data collected on over 72,600 operations performed by 450 surgeons in 42 states across the usa.

$501Kprogram 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.

$36Kprogram expense
03

Launched new committees within the achqc collaborative to further focus and support patient advocacy, RESIDENTS/FELLOWS, research, and our diverse volunteer surgeons who input patient data from their surgeries into the achqc registry.

$7Kprogram 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 · 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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$111K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$76K
Money outPt IX
$717K
Ln 25
Programscol B$544K
Managementcol C$162K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$737K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$737K
Total assetsLn 16$737K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$76K
Investment incomeLn 3$18
Other incomeLn 4–11$111K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$314K
SavingsLn 2$423K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$737K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$737K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$737K
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$0$737K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$0$737K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$737K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$125K$125K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$48K$48K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$154K$46K$108K
Legal feesLn 11b$105K$79K$26K
Accounting feesLn 11c$500$500
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$243K$233K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$99$99
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$23K$23K
Total functional expensesLn 25$717K$544K$162K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $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 Viewing $1.3M$717K$625K$737K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,341,970 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$1,154,751
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$76,201
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$18
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$111,000
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$1,341,970
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$178,650
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $0$537,970
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$716,620
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0$625,350
Part VI · Governance 10 of 12 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,341,970 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$754,751
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$400,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,154,751
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $76,201$76,201
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $18$18
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $111,000$111,000
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $187,201 · Excluded from tax $18$1,341,970
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $716,620 across 29 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $125,000$125,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $48,308$48,308
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,342$5,342
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $46,109 · Management $107,587$153,696
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $79,051 · Management $25,517$104,568
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $500$500
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $232,536 · Fundraising $10,200$242,736
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $99$99
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,948$4,948
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,617$2,617
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,321$5,321
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $23,485$23,485
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $544,284 · Management $162,136 · Fundraising $10,200$716,620
Part X · Balance sheet $737,136 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$314,077
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$423,059
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$737,136
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
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 $0$737,136
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$737,136
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $737,136 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,341,970
XI-2 Total expenses$716,620
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$625,350
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$111,786
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$737,136

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