Association of Bioethics Program Directors

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
261436605
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2018–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2017
Location
Cleveland, OH, USA
Phone
2163683309
Rating
62
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Commemorative Events

Reported finances

Revenue
$44,552
Expenses
$35,182
Assets
$117,791

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JASON EBERL PHD (PRESIDENT)
  • RENEE MCLEOD-SORDJAN DNP (PRESIDENT ELECT)

People named in this filing

  • JASON EBERL PHD (PRESIDENT)
  • RENEE MCLEOD-SORDJAN DNP (PRESIDENT ELECT)
  • THOMAS HARTER PHD (SECRETARY/TRUSTEE)

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

See below

What it reported doing in 2025

The association of bioethics program directors represents the leadership of over 70 academic bioethics programs across north america. The associationswork helps to foster the development and success of bioethics programs housed in academic institutions, by creating information of use to program directors, acting as a clearinghouse for information, and hosting conversations among peers about issues that are important for those in leadership positions.

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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 revenue comfortably covers expenses. 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: 50
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 64
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 45.8%; rating input score 46
  • Program expense ratio: 58.1%; rating input score 58

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 21%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.35; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -14.1% per year; rating input score 0; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3.5% per year; rating input score 0; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 45.8% of revenue deployed · 58.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $20K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2018 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 46/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 58/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.