Int'l Soc of Arthroscopy Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237379132
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Danville, CA, USA
Phone
9258071197
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Surgery Specialties

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,187,602
Expenses
$2,754,983
Assets
$12,863,433
Liabilities
$2,038,121

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

Leadership & pay

19 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DAVID PARKER (PRESIDENT)
  • GUILLERMO ARCE (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • JOAO ESPREGUIRA-MENDES (FIRST VICE PRESIDENT)
  • ROBERT MARX (SECOND VICE PRESIDENT)
  • SUE J REIMBOLD (CEO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • SUE J REIMBOLD (CEO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $385,684 total reported compensation
  • LAURA ETTINGER (DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION): $176,206 total reported compensation
  • HILARY MERLINER (SR. DIR. OF OPERATIONS & STRATEGIC ADVANCEMENT): $168,083 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

A nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to advance the worldwide exchange and dissemination of education, research and patient care in arthroscopy, knee surgery and orthopaedic sports medicine.

What it reported doing in 2024

Education & research: in 2024, isakos educational and research programs delivered worldclassopportunities for surgeons to advance their knowledge and skills while fostering high-quality international research. Programs featured a wide range of educational formatsfrom stimulating surgical demonstrations and small-group "meet the expert" sessionsto case-based presentations, debates on current controversies, and interactive lectures and iclsdesigned to engage and inspire. Thousands of surgeons worldwide participated in courses that included hands-on surgical skills training, virtual sessions, and inperson meetings led by renowned isakos physician leaders. The monthly isakos webinar series, curated by isakos clinical committees and led by international experts, drew live participation from more than 4,000 professionals across a broad spectrum of topics. To further advance scientific discovery, isakos awarded $180,000 in research grants, supporting high-quality projects in knee surgery, sports medicine, and arthroscopy. These competitive grants encompassed funding for new researchers and for those working in resourcelimited countries, ensuring broad and meaningful impact. Complementing this, isakos fellowships offered young professionals invaluable opportunities to observe world-class orthopaedic surgeries, engage in in-depth discussions on patient management, and collaborate on research initiatives. The young investigator scholarship and research mentoring program further supported early-career surgeons, with a particular focus on developing countries, by fostering mentor-mentee relationships, stimulating research and education, and promoting academic excellence. Through these initiatives, isakos continued to build a vibrant global community committed to advancing arthroscopy, knee surgery, and orthopaedic sports medicine.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 69% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 98% 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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 71
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 33
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 75.4%; rating input score 75
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Limited
    • Conducts field audits: Limited
    • May suspend future funding: Limited
    • Requires financial reports: Pass
    • Conducts site visits: Limited
    • Requires grant agreements: Limited
    • May require repayment: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • 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: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • 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: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -25.9%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.67; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.16; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 37.7%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.1% per year; rating input score 100; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1.8% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 75.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $2.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $386K · 19 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 33 of 33 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 5/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 3/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 49/100.