Association of Medical Illustrators

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
136188707
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Lexington, KY, USA
Phone
8595149194
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$625,837
Expenses
$605,857
Assets
$1,108,092
Liabilities
$145,531

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

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JENNIFER FAIRMAN (PRESIDENT)
  • MARCELO OLIVER (PRESIDENT-ELECT)
  • NOBLES GREEN (IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT)
  • TODD BUCK ((TERM ENDED 7/25) PAST PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JENNIFER FAIRMAN (PRESIDENT)
  • MARCELO OLIVER (PRESIDENT-ELECT)
  • NOBLES GREEN (IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT)

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

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

Overview

Mission

The association of medical illustrators furthers the use of visual media to advance sciences, medicine and healthcare through a worldwide network of highly specialized interdisciplinary professionals.

What it reported doing in 2025

Annual conference: the annual conference is the association's signature event, bringing together a large contingent of members and partners for educational sessions, workshops, cutting-edge technology demonstrations, and in-depth networking opportunities. The salon is a long-standing conference highlight which showcases ami members' exemplary work in illustration, animation, interactive and online media, publishing, medical models, design, mobile apps, and games.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 85% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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 most voting board members are independent. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 57
  • Transparency & Controls: 86
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 50
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 62.2%; rating input score 62
  • Program expense ratio: 68.1%; rating input score 68
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3.2%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.83; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.13; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 26.2% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 10% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.3% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 62.2% of revenue deployed · 68.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $412K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 15 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $424K reported
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2019 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 40/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 31/100.