Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
541355440
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Milwaukee, WI, USA
Phone
4144883915
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$602,808
Expenses
$360,486
Assets
$3,945,137
Liabilities
$119,209

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

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • NIRAJA RAJAN (PRESIDENT)
  • ALBERTO ARDON (PRESIDENT-ELECT)
  • FRED E SHAPIRO (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • STEVEN BUTZ (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • DAWN SCHELL (PAST PRESIDENT (THRU MAY 2024))
  • ANDREW BRONSON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • NIRAJA RAJAN (PRESIDENT)
  • ALBERTO ARDON (PRESIDENT-ELECT)
  • FRED E SHAPIRO (VICE 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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The society for ambulatory anesthesia (samba) is a not-for-profit society whose mission is to be the leader in perioperative care of the ambulatory surgical patient. In doing so, samba strives to advance the practice of ambulatory anesthesia in all ambulatory venues.

What it reported doing in 2024

Educational programs: annual meeting - the samba annual meeting provides a forum devoted to lectures, panels and workshops; highlights of innovative ambulatory and office-based practices; networking opportunities with peers and experts in the field; and exposure to relevant products/services of interest to attendees in the exhibits area, with the ultimate goal of educating and sharing information that will enable anesthesiology practitioners to provide the highest level of ambulatory anesthesia services and improve patient outcomes.educational programs: medical directors meeting: the meeting provides an opportunity to educate and share information tailored to physicians, ahps, medical directors, and administrative staff who practice in ambulatory surgery centers.clinical practice guidelines & consensus statements - samba has committees that develop clinical practice guidelines and consensus statements to advance the practice of ambulatory anesthesia.webinars - throughout the year samba offers complimentary educational webinar sessions for participants to hear from experts in the ambulatory anesthesiology field. Samba members have access to samba webinar recordings.

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. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 50
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 94
  • Sustainability: 86
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 43.2%; rating input score 43
  • Program expense ratio: 77.1%; rating input score 77
  • Fundraising efficiency: $0.24 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 86
    • 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: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 40.2%; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 10.94; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -6.4% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.5% per year; rating input score 100; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 43.2% of revenue deployed · 77.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 6 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $278K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 15 people listed
  • Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • 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 43/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 58/100.