Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
202204817
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Arlington, VA, USA
Phone
7037661706
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Adult, Continuing Education

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,521,571
Expenses
$3,201,211
Assets
$3,400,074
Liabilities
$504,701

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

Leadership & pay

24 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • EDWARD NICOL (PRESIDENT)
  • MAROS FERENCIK (PRESIDENT-ELECT)
  • KAVITHA CHINNAYAN (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • BRIAN GHOSHHAJRA (IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT)
  • JOANNE OLSON (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • JOANNE OLSON (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $345,035 total reported compensation
  • CLAIRE JOHNS (DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP & MARKETING): $140,572 total reported compensation
  • KRISTIN STIERLE (DIRECTOR OF MEETINGS & PROGRAMS): $126,730 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Scct is the international professional society devoted exclusively to cardiovascular ct, with members from over 85 countries. Scct is a community of physicians, scientists and technologists advocating for research, education and clinical excellence in the use of cardiovascular ct. The mission of scct is to:1. Promote quality of care and effective use of cardiovascular ct2. Enhance education on optimal performance and appropriate clinical utilization of cardiovascular ct3. Improve patient and provider access to cardiovascular ct4. Engage clinical care providers 5. Increase public awareness of cardiovascular ct

What it reported doing in 2024

Education and events: scct develops and organizes several educational activities throughout the year to teach and engage physician and healthcare professionals in interpreting cardiac computed tomography. These programs include the annual scientific meeting, the scct winter meeting, hands-on interactive workshops and online educational activities. All of these events serve the purpose of filling the gap in cardiovascular ct education through programming that addresses the most recent developments in ct technology, scan and interpretation protocols and current clinical applications and limitations.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 87% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 99% 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

STRONG - 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 total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 87
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 48
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 83.7%; rating input score 84
  • Program expense ratio: 93.2%; rating input score 93
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • 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: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 9.1%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.06; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.15; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 19.4%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.2% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.6% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 83.7% of revenue deployed · 93.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 21 of 21 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $345K · 24 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $396K reported
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 8 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 39/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 13/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 51/100.