American College of Allergy Asthma & Immunology Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
840457367
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Arlington Heights, IL, USA
Phone
8474271200
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$13,657,029
Expenses
$10,919,162
Assets
$51,397,643
Liabilities
$1,366,852

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

Leadership & pay

26 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JAMES M TRACY DO (PRESIDENT (FROM 11/24))
  • CHERIE Y ZACHARY MD (PRESIDENT-ELECT (FROM 11/24))
  • GAILEN D MARSHALL JR MD PHD (IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT (FROM 11/24))
  • MARK L CORBETT MD (PAST PAST PRESIDENT (THRU 11/24))
  • KATHLEEN MAY MD (PAST PAST PRESIDENT (FROM 11/24))
  • DAVID R STUKUS MD (VICE PRESIDENT (FROM 11/24))

Highest reported compensation

  • MITCHELL H GRAYSON MD (ANNALS EDITOR IN CHIEF): $104,000 total reported compensation
  • TODD A MAHR MD (EXECUTIVE MEDICAL DIRECTOR): $100,000 total reported compensation
  • JAMES M TRACY DO (PRESIDENT (FROM 11/24)): $25,000 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The american college of allergy, asthma & immunology promotes excellence in the practice of the subspecialty of allergy and immunology.

What it reported doing in 2024

The college sponsors an annual convention. The purpose of the convention was educational in nature, and workshops and sessions were given to enable participants to learn the latest developments in the field of allergy, asthma, and immunology. Approximately 2,103 participants (1,624 in person and 479 virtual), including 1,491 physicians, attended the 2024 convention.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 94% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 51
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 89
  • Sustainability: 82
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 47.6%; rating input score 48
  • Program expense ratio: 53.9%; rating input score 54
  • Fundraising efficiency: $17.22 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 94%; rating input score 94; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 81.2%; rating input score 81; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 20%; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.71; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.6%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.1% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.8% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.4% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 47.6% of revenue deployed · 53.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 16 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $5.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $104K · 26 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $5.8M reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 32 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 11 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 6 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 48/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 54/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 53/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.