American Academy of Neurological & Orthopedic Surgery

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
942495662
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2016–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2012, Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Chicago, IL, USA
Phone
3127871608
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Surgery Specialties

Reported finances

Revenue
$79,365
Expenses
$52,045
Assets
$405,859
Liabilities
$24,323

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

People named in this filing

  • RAYMOND B RAWSON MD (CHAIR/PRESID)
  • DAVID WEISS DO (VICE PRESIDE)
  • WILLIAM WELCH DO (TREASURY)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide education to physicians in the area of neurology and orthopaedic medicine.

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 70% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 88% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 74
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 69.7%; rating input score 70
  • Program expense ratio: 95.6%; rating input score 96

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 34.4%; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 7.8; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.06; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.4% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3% per year; rating input score 0; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.7% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 69.7% of revenue deployed · 95.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $50K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2016 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 17/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.