Pennsylvania Chapter American College of Cardiology

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
251616833
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
West Chester, PA, USA
Phone
8777938171
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$240,332
Expenses
$248,576
Assets
$670,561
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

19 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ANDREW R WAXLER MD FACC (IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT)
  • KATHRYN L BERLACHER MD FACC (IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT)
  • MARIETTA AMBROSE MD FACC (PRESIDENT)
  • SRINATH ADUSUMALLI MD MSC FACC (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • TIMOTHY WONG MD FACC (VICE-PRESIDENT)
  • ROSS PETERSON MD MBA FACC CPE (PAST PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • JENNIFER RAY BECKMAN MBA CAE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $117,742 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The purpose of the chapter is to contribute to the prevention of cardiovascular diseases; to insure high quality of care for individuals with such diseases; to advance the knowledge, science and practice of cardiovascular medicine; to assist cardiovascular practitioners in the training; to foster the cooperation of all who are concerned with the medical, psychological, social and economic aspects of cardiovascular diseases; to represent the views and opinions of its membership before the governing bodies of the american college of cardiology (acc); and to present the views and opinions of the governing bodies of the chapter before its membership. The chapter actively participates in the development and implementation of laws and regulations affecting the practice of cardiovascular medicine and the delivery of quality cardiovascular care to the citizens residing within the boundaries of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

What it reported doing in 2025

The pcacc promotes the same values of the american collge of cardiology:* professionalism - the interests of patients are primary.* knowledge - the acc and pcacc must promote growth, dissemination and knowledge about cardiovascular medicine.* value of the cardiovascular specialist - the cardiovascular specialist makes a distinct contribution to medical care that should be recognized and enhanced.* integrity - honesty, compliance with legal requirements and ethical behavior are essential in all activities.* member driven - the acc, pcacc and their major activities must be led by active members and must promote volunteerism.* inclusiveness - the acc and pcacc involves a broad range of volunteers that reflects the composition of its membership.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 94% 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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 69
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 42
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 76.6%; rating input score 77
  • Program expense ratio: 78.4%; rating input score 78
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -3.4%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.7; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 47.4%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.1% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.4% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 76.6% of revenue deployed · 78.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 19 of 19 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $118K · 19 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $118K reported
  • Consistency: 19 of 19 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 28/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 4/100.