American Academy of Pain Medicine

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
363874208
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Columbia, MD, USA
Phone
4433991502
Rating confidence
Limited

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,470,285
Expenses
$1,727,459
Assets
$1,404,044
Liabilities
$459,039

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

21 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CHARLES ARGOFF MD (PRESIDENT (AS OF MARCH))
  • ANTJE BARREVELD MD (PRESIDENT ELECT (AS OF MARCH))
  • NORMAN MARCUS MD (LIAISON, PAST PRESIDENT)
  • MICHAEL OSBORNE MD (VICE PRESIDENT, SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS)
  • SHARON H KNEEBONE IOM FASAE CAE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • SHARON H KNEEBONE IOM FASAE CAE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $182,292 total reported compensation
  • STEVEN P COHEN MD (DIRECTOR- AT- LARGE (UNTIL MARCH)): $15,040 total reported compensation
  • ANTJE BARREVELD MD (PRESIDENT ELECT (AS OF MARCH)): $2,400 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

American academy of pain medicine (the academy) is dedicated to advancing multidisciplinary pain care education, advocacy, and research to improve the quality of life for our members and those they treat.

What it reported doing in 2024

Journal & newsletter: pain medicine is the official journal of the academy. This publication is devoted to the advancement of pain management, education, and research. The weekly e-newsletter provides the most current information on pain medicine, advocacy related to pain as a specialty, clinical trials, members in the news, and aapm updates. Membership - allows access to a professional community of physicians. Every membership includes a subscription to our journal and e-newsletter.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 69% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 74
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 22
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 81.8%; rating input score 82; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -17.5%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.81; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.33; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 11.8%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -8.2% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -8.3% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $182K · 21 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $425K reported
  • Consistency: 10 of 11 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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: Operating margin scored 11/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Schedule R controlled transactions itemized did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Audit committee oversight not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 36/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 23/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 31/100.