Society for Vascular Surgery

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
222990719
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Rosemont, IL, USA
Phone
3123342319
Rating confidence
Limited

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$15,325,281
Expenses
$17,085,599
Assets
$27,048,949
Liabilities
$10,337,132

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

Leadership & pay

18 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KEITH D CALLIGARO MD (PRESIDENT-ELECT)
  • MATTHEW J EAGLETON MD (PRESIDENT)
  • LINDA M HARRIS MD (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • JOSEPH L MILLS MD (IMMEDIATE PAST-PRESIDENT)
  • KENNETH M SLAW PHD (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • JIM WADZINSKI (DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • KENNETH M SLAW PHD (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $453,396 total reported compensation
  • JIM WADZINSKI (DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $255,548 total reported compensation
  • MEGAN MARCINKO (SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ADVOCAC): $216,319 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To improve the prevention, diagnosis, and management of patients withvascular disease by promoting clinical and basic research; providingcontinuing education; developing post-graduate training; advocating onbehalf of members; promoting the development and implementation of newtechnology; promoting and facilitating the dissemination of knowledgeand information to practitioners, patients, and the public; standardizing nomenclature and reporting of vascular conditions; developing practice statements and guidelines; and addressing relatedsocial, economic, ethical, and legal issues.

What it reported doing in 2024

Publications - the journal of vascular surgery is dedicated to the science and art of vascular surgery and aims to be the premier international journal of medical endovascular and surgical care of vascular diseases. The goal of the journal is to improve the management of patients with vascular diseases by publishing relevant papers that report medical, surgical, and endovascular advances, test new hypotheses, and address current controversies.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 80% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 87
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 27
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: 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; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • 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: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -11.5%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.58; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.38; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 9.7%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 6.3% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.5% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $453K · 18 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $3.6M reported
  • Consistency: 12 of 12 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 9 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
  • 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 9/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 53/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 22/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 38/100.