American Gastroenterological Association Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
202986410
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Bethesda, MD, USA
Phone
3016542055
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,503,683
Expenses
$4,585,941
Assets
$5,149,456
Liabilities
$3,360,248

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

Leadership & pay

26 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BYRON L CRYER MD AGAF (VICE PRESIDENT OF AGAI AS OF 05/24)
  • THOMAS SERENA (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)
  • NANCY CHILL (SR. VICE PRESIDENT)
  • CHRISTOPHER BLUHM (SR. VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • THOMAS SERENA (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $599,655 total reported compensation
  • NANCY CHILL (SR. VICE PRESIDENT): $398,403 total reported compensation
  • CHRISTOPHER BLUHM (SR. VICE PRESIDENT): $315,798 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 purpose of american gastroenterological association, inc. Is to promote the common business interests of its members by promoting the image of the industry as a whole; to serve as a central, unified voice for the specialty of gastroenterology; and to monitor legislative activities at both a federal and state level and report any development to its members.

What it reported doing in 2024

Member services - aga improves the professional lives of the gi community through access to unique professional events, committee work, networking opportunities, and subscriptions to its premier journals, gastroenterology and clinical gastroenterology and hepatology, published by the aga institute, a related organization.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 83% 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: 67
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

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

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 75%; rating input score 75; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1.8%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.12; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.65; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 16%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 0.2% per year; rating input score 100; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.2% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 9 of 12 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $600K · 26 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $202K reported
  • Consistency: 13 of 13 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes executive pay and related organizations
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 13 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 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.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 27/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 41/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 15/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 17/100.